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MVP: Most Valuable Primate

PG Released Oct 20, 2000 1h 32m Comedy List
40% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 40% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
The story of Jack, a fun-loving, scene-stealing primate with a penchant for ice hockey. The friendships this charming chimp forms, the predicaments he finds himself in and the precocious antics he regularly delivers are all a part of the adventures of this rookie player who skates fast, shoots hard and drives everyone bananas.
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Globe and Mail Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 22, 2002 Full Review Lawrence Van Gelder New York Times Rated: 3/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Jae-Ha Kim Jae-Ha Kim The hero is an adorable little chimp named Jack who lives at a university. We are told that he is a genius. Compared to most of the adults in the film, sure he's bright. But then again, most of the kids in the movie are smarter than them, too. Rated: 2.5/4 Jul 28, 2023 Full Review Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion Rated: C- Jul 24, 2006 Full Review Steve Rhodes Internet Reviews Rated: 3/10 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Read all reviews

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Peter F Movie was totally off. Acting was horrible across the board. Writing was just plain stupid. If any thing go the best Acting was turned in by the chimp. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/13/24 Full Review r96 s Low quality, but a harmlessly fine 90 minutes. I found 'MVP: Most Valuable Primate' to be perfectly passable. Sure it isn't a movie that requires any sort of thinking, it's very silly and would never top great film lists and/or win any major awards. However, not a single part of me disliked this as a movie. It's flimsy but watchable. The beginning also holds more depth than anticipated. Kevin Zegers and Jamie Renée Smith are likeable leads, while those chimps are cute - and convincing 'actors', btw! Rick Ducommun is also involved, always remember that guy from 1994's 'Blank Check'. Elsewhere, I proper thought Devin Ratray appears here as Larry, turns out he was played by Trevor Roberts - a bit of a doppelgänger! Two more of these flicks left to watch. One of the best trilogies of all-time, I'm sure. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/14/24 Full Review t m Easily the best sports movie ever. It's a shame it was ripped off completely by the Air Bud series, no one needs another movie about dogs. Jack is a hero and icon to many generations of kids. 5 bags of popcorn. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/07/24 Full Review StephenPaul C LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 32 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/13/23 Full Review Jr S The goods: Accurately portrays human/deaf girl relationship with surprising delicacy, making sure to point out the nuanced inter-species complications and surprises you'd find in a similar, real life situation. The bads: The chimp wouldn't be able to keep up with humans on the ice. It'd have a seriously powerful shot, but you'd have to play it way different than they chose to in the movie. If I'm watching a sports movie, I want the action real and the real competition more creative. They could have taken this movie down a real thoughtful avenue, but they kind of went for slapstick. Maybe we'll get a sequel and they can pick up the slack there. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Surprisingly decent film for a kid's movie about a hockey-playing-chimp. More subdued and thought-out than a movie of this kind usually is. Very pleasant throughout. Never too zany but got enough going to keep your attention. The critical rating here is too harsh. It's good for what it is and what it's trying to do! Giving 5 stars to bump it up. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The story of Jack, a fun-loving, scene-stealing primate with a penchant for ice hockey. The friendships this charming chimp forms, the predicaments he finds himself in and the precocious antics he regularly delivers are all a part of the adventures of this rookie player who skates fast, shoots hard and drives everyone bananas.
Director
Robert Vince
Producer
Ian Fodie
Screenwriter
Anne Vince, Robert Vince
Distributor
Keystone Family Pictures
Production Co
Film Incentive, Funky Monkey Productions Inc.
Rating
PG (Mild Language)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 20, 2000, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 11, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.3M
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Surround
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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