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REVIEW: Disney Doc Chimpanzee Is Shamelessly Adorable Simian Sensationalism

REVIEW: Disney Doc Chimpanzee Is Shamelessly Adorable Simian Sensationalism

Chimpanzees are the putative subject of Chimpanzee, another in a line of Disney documentaries with big, blunt titles (Oceans, Earth, Nature) and very specific stories to tell. This time out, narrator Tim Allen tells us, our tale promises “drama, sadness, and joy in a world you and I may never set eyes on.” That world is the Ivory Coast rainforest, and we’re pretty much looking at it just then, but it becomes clear early on in the beauteous but outrageously martial Chimpanzee that things might not be what they seem.
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