A jungle expedition searches for diamonds and encounters corporate plotting, a talking-gorilla interface and remarkably hostile wildlife. The serious adventure packaging can barely contain the pulpy excess, making every new logistical problem feel like another splendidly expensive bad decision.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
Acting
7/10
Plot
9/10
Effects
4/10
Dialogue
7/10
Rewatchability
8/10
“The diamond expedition has considerably exceeded its monkey budget.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 70
Synopsis and movie facts
Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa, where human greed and the laws of nature have gone berserk.