MVP: Most Valuable Primate

Name: MVP: Most Valuable Primate
Genre: Comedy, Family

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

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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Chicago Tribune by

A dull, amateurish mixture of the sentimental and the obvious.

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.

Variety by Robert Koehler

A lark gone utterly awry.

New York Post by V.A. Musetto

Even parents might find themselves having fun.