Viewed in
2007
Premise
A monkey carrying a human-killing virus breaks loose in America.
Who should watch
Dustin Hoffman fans.
Thoughts
It was am okay thriller. There were some nice fear-conjuring scenes. The story was basically plausible. I also liked the deep cast, my favorite being the sarcastic Kevin Spacey.
However, lots of things distracted me from the movie. How could a tropical African monkey survive in the wild Northern Californian temperate forest? Also, even if an antiserum was discovered for the virus, wouldn't it be too late for those infected? After all, the virus liquified internal organs.
Another flaw was its predictability. For example, the two leads were divorced at the beginning of the movie. Another was the U.S. government covering things up. This led the movie to a climax that had nothing to do with monkeys nor viruses.
What I would change
The movie could have been more realistic.
