MVP: Most Valuable Primate

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  • MVP: Most Valuable Primate -- Plodding family film has an escaped chimpanzee befriending a deaf girl (Jamie Renee Smith) and helping her brother's (Kevin Zegers) high school hockey team win a championship match by joining the team. Directed by Robert Vince, the film alternates between the chimp's amusing antics and hockey ice action as it skates on sentimentality to a foregone conclusion. Some rough play between team members. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is (A-II) -- adults and adolescents. (PG) -- parental guidance suggested. 2000 (Keystone)




    These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

    The classifications are as follows:

    A-I -- general patronage;
    A-II -- adults and adolescents;
    A-III -- adults;
    L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
    O -- morally offensive.

    Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.

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