MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate
The Most Valuable Primate Has Just Gone Vertical!
MVP 2 opens with the lovable Jack being ousted from his hockey team, the Seattle Simians, and having to hit the road after being falsely accused of league misconduct. Jack ends up in the city, where he's befriended by Ben, a homeless skateboarder, and Ollie, a skate shop owner. Jack proves to be as adept at mastering the half-pipe as he does at delivering a slap shot, and before long, he and Ben are crashing amateur skateboarder competitions all over the country.
Available For Free On
Trailers & Videos
MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate - Trailer
Cast
Richard Karn
Ollie Plant
Cameron Bancroft
Rob Poirier
Jane Sowerby
Julie
Fred Keating
Coach Miller
Robert Costanzo
Beat Cop
Dolores Drake
Barbara Jones
Ian Bagg
Olaf Shickedanz
Ray Galletti
Max Brady
Craig March
Coach Skinner
Frank Topol
Doug Knox
David Kaye
Dave Bruce
Tony Alcantar
Eric Clark
Ryan Sheckler
Neil Nellis
Oliver Muirhead
Mr. Raheja
Marnie Alton
Mandy
Bob Burnquist
Himself
Jeffrey Ballard
Kid #2
Jenn Forgie
Waitress
Louie
Jack
More Like This
Reviews
r96sk
Still not all that unwatchable, though 'MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate' is a clear downgrade from the original.
I still have nothing (aside from the standard 'using animals for entertainment' questionables, obvs) to dislike about these, they are so plain and unproblematic in movies terms that it's kinda impossible for me to get bored or anything with them.
With that said, this is an objectively poor movie; especially when compared with the first film from the trilogy. The human actors are a step down, the chimps clearly aren't as well trained/convincing and the plot is more broken apart; a skateboarding chimp is quirky enough to be interesting, though mashing it alongside the ice hockey stuff doesn't work.
The bits of the story with the characters of Scott Goodman and Richard Karn are, by process of elimination, the flick's biggest strength, though the former's low acting ability does hinder events onscreen - no hate on the kid actor, of course.
Next up, the woefully titled 'MXP: Most Xtreme Primate' - they couldn't have at least tied to stick with the MVP naming, eh?
You've reached the end.