A dull, amateurish mixture of the sentimental and the obvious.
MVP: Most Valuable Primate
Canada, United States · 2000
Rated PG · 1h 25m
Director Robert Vince
Starring Kevin Zegers, Jamie Renée Smith, Alexa Benette Fox, Lomax Study
Genre Comedy, Family
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Jack is a three-year-old chimpanzee who has been the subject of a long-term experiment by Dr. Kendall, a researcher who been teaching Jack to communicate through sign language. ack scrambles onto the ice in the midst of practice for Steven's junior league hockey team, and he and his teammates discover the monkey has a natural talent for the game.
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What are critics saying?
New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman
Neither chimps nor children should be subjected to such shabby mediocrity.
The New York Times by Lawrence Van Gelder
For juvenile filmgoers and families in search of a more-than-twice-told tale with uplifting messages about the rewards of perseverance, the virtues of animals and acceptance of the handicapped, MVP will do.
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
Sweet and sort of cute -- watch and see if it doesn't kind of sneak up on you.
A lark gone utterly awry.
Even parents might find themselves having fun.
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