Primeval
Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: January 12, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
35
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
3
Negative:
7
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38
New York PostKyle Smith
One of the few monster-crocodile movies that simultaneously tries to rip off "Jaws" and "Meet the Press." Read full review
38
Boston GlobeTy Burr
Primeval is a hoot if you're in the mood, though, and it gets points for trying to stuff a little globo-think into the minds of Friday night mayhem fans (who will probably rebel, since only one skull pops like a grape). Read full review
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jason Anderson
Though a few scenes drum up some intensity -- that green ham Gustave makes one last great appearance -- it's mostly grim, dull and ugly, three qualities that nobody wants in a piece of multiplex filler about a surly reptile. Read full review
33
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
If there were a shred of sincerity to its straight-faced exposé of African strife, the film would be easier to forgive, but since it's really just a cheap horror-thriller about an ancient predator, the austere tone does it no favors. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyLuke Y. Thompson
With a little camp, this could have been fun --see "Lake Placid" or "Anaconda." Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
A low-rent monster movie that could well have been released by American International in the early 1970s, Primeval boasts a level of cheesiness that should well merit it a regular rotation on late-night cable. Read full review
25
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
By the end of the film, I was hoping everyone on two legs would die, preferably suffering as much on screen as I was in the audience. Read full review
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