Primate Review — 'Solid Horror Hokum'

Primate review — 'Solid horror hokum'

Director Johannes Roberts takes a break from the shark peril of his 47 Metres Down films to offer a hairier killer. Harking back to Richard Franklin’s Link and George A. Romero’s Monkey Shines, the main menace is a murdering monkey. The cutting-edge suitmation and mo-cap chimpanzee (performed Miguel Torres Umba) must excite envy in filmmakers who had to rely on waving bananas offscreen and months of training. We need a reel or so of set-up. Lucy…

Primate (review) - for those who want a short, simple horror, Roberts' movie will likely deliver - Cinerama Film

For those who want a short, simple horror that delivers what it says on the tin, Primate will likely deliver. It’s well-crafted enough to be highly enjoyable for the right audience. But it’s simply too tonally confused and hollow for this critic to fully endorse. Primate, for better or worse, does exactly what it says on the poster. A monkey goes beserk, and gory deaths ensue. For those who crave a short, springy creature feature, this may well …

Primate | Director Johannes Roberts on killer chimps and the likelihood of a Primate 2

Director Johannes Roberts reveals the watery inspiration behind his killer chimp horror, Primate, and says he’d be “surprised” if we didn’t get a sequel. Although the centrepiece of Primate is a rabid chimp in a crimson T-shirt, January’s hairiest horror film didn’t initially feature a simian at all. Talking to Film Stories, director Johannes Roberts explains that Primate began life roughly 15 years ago, and far away from the temperate climes of…