Overview
- The survival-horror film is now playing in U.S. theaters, drawing broadly positive first-day reviews focused on its tactile creature work.
- Set at a cliffside home in Hawaii, the story follows a family and friends who confront escalating danger after their pet chimp contracts rabies.
- Director Johannes Roberts chose a practical approach, with movement specialist Miguel Torres Umba performing inside an animatronic suit built by Millennium FX.
- Critics praise the memorable central antagonist and gore-forward set pieces, while noting a lean plot and stretches of downtime between attacks.
- The cast includes Johnny Sequoyah, Gia Hunter and Oscar winner Troy Kotsur, with coverage situating the movie within a throwback creature-feature tradition.