Congo (1995):

Starring:

Laura Linney - Dr. Karen Ross

Dylan Walsh - Dr. Peter Elliot

Ernie Hudson - Captain Munro Kelly

Tim Currey - Herkermer Homolka

Grant Heslov - Richard

Joe Don Baker - R.B. Travis

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje - Kahega

Bruce Campbell - Charles Travis

Director:

Frank Marshall (Alive; Eight Below; Arachnophobia)

Rotten Tomatoes: 21%

Flixster: 34%

Synopsis:

Good gorillas meet bad gorillas while human beings search for treasure in this jungle advnture saga. R.B. Travis (Joe Don Baker) is the ruthless head of Travi-Com, a telecommunications firm on the cusp of a major breakthrough in laser communications technology. However, Travis needs diamonds to finish the project, so he sends a group of men to Zaire, where he's told that a large supply of the gems can be easily found. When the men go missing, Travis sends his trusted assistant Karen Ross (Laura Linney), a one-time CIA associate, into the jungle to find both his staff and the jewels. Hoping to keep her mission a secret, Karen travels to Zaire in the company of Peter (Dylan Walsh), a researcher on primate development who is hoping to return Amy, a gorilla who has been taught sign language and can "speak" English with the help of a glove-controlled computer device. Also travelling with them is Herkermer (Tim Curry), a Romanian with a secret agenda: he's convinced that Amy can guide him to the Lost City of Zinj, where he believes that King Solomon's Mines are located. Upon arrival, the group is met by Monroe Kelly (Ernie Hudson), a self-described "great white hunter who happens to be black," and they discover that the jungle holds a menace that they weren't counting on: a tribe of bloodthirsty gray gorillas.

Review:

Forget what you would do in a zombie apocalypse. What would you do in the event of killer albino gorillaz protecting a diamond mine? Super diamond powered lazer is the answer. Don't have one of those? Then just use lava from an erupting volcano. No volcano's where you live? We'll I guess your S.O.L. Tim Curry. One of the best actors of all time? Or a crazy person? Because his performance was ridiculous. Not only does he have a crazy over the top Romanian accent that kind of sounds French at times, but he has the silliest facial emotions & movements. Hilarious. The black Ghostbuster Ernie Hudson was good, Lost Cast member Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje played one of the type cast roles he is usually cast in, African military/militia. Comes from the mind of Michael Creighton, writer of the Jurassic Park books. Overall it was a completely silly, goofy, unintentionally hilarious movie. 

44%

Lead Actors: 4/15

Supporting Cast: 5/15

Plot: 5/10

Compared To The Genre: 5/10

Cinematography: 6/20

Intrigue: 12/20

Extra: 7/10