MOVIE REVIEW : The Gorilla’s the Prize in ‘Born to Be Wild’
It’s a shame that the makers of “Born to Be Wild” went to such great lengths to create an absolutely convincing gorilla via technical wizardry only to waste their efforts on such a trite, predictable comedy-adventure. Both Katie the Gorilla–the creation of special animatronics effects expert Tony Gardner–and young Wil Horneff, who are the film’s endearing stars, and its serious animal-rights theme, deserve much better….