Congo
12,139
Adventure. Action. Sci-Fi. Fantasy
An expedition to a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa unexpectedly brings primatologist Peter Elliot and Travicom Project Supervisor Karen Ross to a place where human greed and the laws of nature have gone berserk. Unlikely partners, Peter is the guardian of Amy, a remarkable gorilla he wants to return to the wild, while Karen has been sent inland to retrieve rare diamonds needed for new communications technology. In a search for ... [+]
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"As in "Arachnophobia", director Frank Marshall can't decide whether he's making a thriller or a laff-it-up lark." | ||||
"What begins as mildly intriguing stuff with some genuinely unsettling moments, quickly melts into a plot so confusing that it almost begins to look as though the editor was taking some mind-altering substance" | ||||
"The result is not a movie that is very good, exactly, but it's entertaining and funny" | ||||
"As if aware that Congo is the least interesting adventure ever filmed, screenwriter John Patrick Shanley tries to inoculate the activities with humor." | ||||
"I don't know the novel, but judging from the script by Crichton and John Patrick Shanley, this must be scraping the bottom of the Crichton barrel" | ||||
"Not only have bothersome plot changes been made, but the entire tone of the book has been transformed from tension to tongue-in-cheek with dismal results." |
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