Frank Walsh
Nicolas Cage
Frank Walsh
Primal
“The ultimate hunter vs the ultimate predator”
5.6
2019
1h 37m
ActionAdventureThriller
Director: Nick Powell
Overview
A big-game hunter for zoos books passage on a Greek shipping freighter with a fresh haul of exotic and deadly animals from the Amazon, including a rare white Jaguar – along with a political assassin being extradited to the U.S in secret. Two days into the journey, the assassin escapes and releases the captive animals, throwing the ship into chaos.
Trailer
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Cast
Dr. Ellen Taylor
Famke Janssen
Dr. Ellen Taylor
Richard Loffler
Kevin Durand
Richard Loffler
Rafael
Jeremy Jay Nazario
Rafael
John Ringer
LaMonica Garrett
John Ringer
Paul Freed
Michael Imperioli
Paul Freed
Vasquez
Isaac Santiago
Vasquez
Morales
Braulio Castillo Jr.
Morales
Forrest
Tommy Walker
Forrest
Scuddy
Sewell Whitney
Scuddy
Jerome
Leon Andrew Joseph
Jerome
Shelton
Sebastian Vázquez
Shelton
Reviews
Gimly
This was exactly what I needed tonight. But what I needed wasn't something good. Nic Cage and everything that happens within his 30-foot sphere of influence is one hundred percent unbelievable at all times. _Under Siege_ with talking parrots, what could wrong? Lots. Still fun though. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._
Read full reviewJPV852
Pretty standard thriller, though compared to some of Cage's other direct-to-video flicks. Not altogether bad and I found some of it to be halfway entertaining, even with some questionable visual effects (which I give a pass considering what I assume wasn't a big budget), and it's never a bad thing seeing Famke Janssen. And for his part, as normal Cage performances go, he wasn't bad. The biggest drawback however was the convoluted plot, I'll give them this high-value prisoner has a health condition that precluded them from flying him back, but the reasoning to be on a cargo vessel was dumb. **2.75/5**
Read full reviewKamurai
Really good watch, could watch again, and can recommend. This is one of Nicolas Cage's more reserved roles, and the movie is very well balanced between him and Kevin Durand (and LaMonica Garrett and his team dealing with Durand's character). The premise is intriguing and simple: trapped on a boat with a killer, wild animals, military, and a hunter: who wins? The biggest problem I have with this, and the movie specifically leans into it, is that Nicolas Cage is not playing a good guy, he's a poacher. The only reason he doesn't go to prison for life (though I'm sketchy if the US Cost Guard has jurisdiction given it's not a US ship and neither country involved in the trip is the US), is because Famke Janssen has the hots for him. Kevin Durand really is amazing in this. He's been reserved to what feels like bit parts in the past, but giving a chance to shine, he really does. He's able to steal the light from Cage in some parts of the movie. This isn't the greatest movie ever, but it's really good, and I think you'll remember it.
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