Where you are the endangered species.
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.
- Animal harm
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Character
Unpretentious, raw, classical in form and plot-driven.
- unpretentiousprestige
- rawmeticulous
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
Who loves it, who doesn't
57 profiled raters. Loved most by The Comfort Seekers; disliked most by The Prestige Hunters.
Where do you stand?
Answer first; then see how everyone, and your circle, split.
“Is Laura Linney the best thing in Congo?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
“Is Congo better than its reputation?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
“Would Congo hit harder if it came out today rather than in 1995?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
Ask the title
A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.
Reviews
No reviews yet.
Reviews on TMDB
Written by TMDB members; each links to the original. Not part of Tastebuds's numbers.
- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Aug 20235/10
Now I'm usually a fan of Tim Curry but quite what he is doing in this rather weak and feeble hybrid of "Tarzan" meets "King Solomon's Mines" is anyone's guess. It's all about the search for a lost expedition that was being led by the son of an American industrialist who was seeking diamonds large enough to power a laser (ostensibly for communications purposes, but who really knows?). Anyway, they disappear so it falls to Curry and Laura Linney's "Dr. Rees" to follow the sagely guidance of the Quatermain-esque "Kelly" (Ernie Hudson) deep into the hostile terrain of the jungle. It's got just about everything required to make it flop, this film. Terrible acting, even worse dialogue - and that's just from the chatty gorilla that all too often saves the day - and some very cheap and cheerful CGI that merely serves to showcase the poor nature of this derivative and rather unremarkable effort. Curry ("Homolka") is just not at the races here and Linney brings very little by way of gravitas or to her over-scripted role neither. It's rated 12 - but perhaps that's referring to the maximum IQ of anyone whom they are hoping will watch? I wouldn't bother if I were you.
Read the whole review on TMDB - Andre Gonzaleson TMDB · May 20236/10
The movie is very boring. A talking gorilla is pretty cool. I actually was about to shut the movie off cause it was that boring. Then all of a sudden the movie took a awesome turn at the end. It went from a family friendly boring movie to a horror show.
Read the whole review on TMDB
Cast
- Laura LinneyDr. Karen Ross
- Dylan WalshDr. Peter Elliot
- Ernie HudsonCaptain Monroe Kelly
- Tim CurryHerkermer Homolka
- Grant HeslovRichard
- Joe Don BakerR.B. Travis
- Misty RosasAmy
- Mary Ellen TrainorMoira
- Stuart PankinBoyd
- Carolyn SeymourEleanor Romy
Crew
- Frank MarshallDirector
- John Patrick ShanleyScreenplay
- Michael CrichtonNovel
- Allen DaviauDirector of Photography
- Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
- Anne V. CoatesEditor
- Kathleen KennedyProducer
- Sam MercerProducer
Where to watch
Checking availability…
Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Tastebuds Other media included when they land close.
Madame Web 202481% alikeBoth unpretentious, raw, classical in form.
The Meg 201879% alikeBoth unpretentious, classical in form, contemporary.
Samaritan 202279% alikeBoth unpretentious, classical in form, earnest.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine 200977% alikeBoth unpretentious, classical in form, raw.
The Relic 199776% alikeBoth unpretentious, classical in form, plot-driven.
RoboCop 3 199376% alikeBoth unpretentious, raw, classical in form.
The Last Dragonslayer 201675% alikeBoth unpretentious, classical in form, raw.
Paycheck 200375% alikeBoth unpretentious, classical in form, raw.
Television · Both classical in form, unpretentious, raw.
Television · Both unpretentious, classical in form, earnest.
Often watched with
Recommendations from TMDB. Opening one adds it to Tastebuds
