In an isolated, affluent hose in rural Hawaii, a domesticated primate (Ben) goes apeshit (pun intended) and terrorizes the humans that have taken care of him (and their friends and guests). It's suspected that Ben's sudden rage is due to a rabies virus he incidentally caught from an intruding mongoose. What follows is an hour of pure horror movie thrilling adrenaline, one that is equal parts compelling and breathtaking, and equal parts disgusting (was it really necessary to be that gratuitously shocking in the opening two minutes, before the audience has had the chance to properly adjust their asses in the seats??).
The trapped group within the house where the ape goes nuts, slowly but surely, meet gruesome demises. Additionally, two boys/young men arrive, and are... well, it's best I say no more. Of the main human cast, there is little to say, for all the female leads look the same (not an exaggeration). Primate contains more than several genuine thrills, but by succumbing too often for the cheap macabre, it overplays its hand in assuming that more is actually more (it is not).
☆☆1/2
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