Poor, predictable, and boring

Rating: 4/10 (6 January 2014)

This film is a horrible example of Hollywood trying to appeal to the masses (and judging by the rating of this film by IMDb users I'm definitely not with the masses here!)
The plot is poor, emotionally driven to pull at the heartstrings and extremely predictable. It's one of those films where you could have 5 toilet breaks and still know what was going on. I know it has the disadvantage of being a prequel - so you know exactly what point it is leading up to - but it is just an absolute failure.
I know it's a little silly to call a film like this unrealistic judging by the story - but it really is! From nobody reporting a man with a monkey in his attic, to the handful of police in a very large American city at the end.
I am really shocked at how high this film rated.... it's completely mediocre. I've really only rated it a 4 for the CGI.