We Bought a Zoo: An enthralling family adventure

We Bought a Zoo: An enthralling family adventure

We Bought a Zoo is an upcoming comedy-drama flick which is scheduled to release on 23^rd December, 2011. It is directed by Cameron Crowe and produced by Marc Gordon and Julie Yorn. Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson are the leading characters of
this movie.

The film is based on a memoir by Benjamin Mee about how the Author and his family used their life savings to buy Dartmoor Zoological Park which consists of 200 exotic animals. We Bought a Zoo centres on a father, Mee (Damon) whose life is falling apart,
purchases a rundown zoo in Southern California. In the process of building the zoo, Damon finds that he is rebuilding his own life too.

In May 2010, Crowe agreed to direct this adaption and began rewriting the script originally written by Aline Brosh McKenna. Music is given by an Icelandic musician, Jon Por ‘Jonsi’ Birgisson.

The upcoming family comedy, We Bought a Zoo received generally good reviews.

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave a ‘Certified Fresh’ rating of 64 percent, based on eleven critics. The critics gave mostly positive reviews with an average rating of 6.7 out of 10.  

IMDB gave a rating of 6.6 out of 10 based on 16 critics.  

Review aggregator Metacritic gave score of 51 out of 100 based on five critics.

Owen Gleiberman of the Entertainment Weekly said, “From the high-concept title to the family-friendly story line, it’s basically a Tim Allen movie, only made with taste and feeling.”

Hollywood Reporter’s David Rooney stated, “It doesn’t dodge the potholes of earnest sentimentality and at times overplays the whimsy. But the uplifting tale has heart, humanity and a warmly empathetic central performance from Matt Damon.”

Frederic and Marry Ann Brussat of the Spirituality and Practice declared, “An emotionally literate film about a grieving family trying to jump-start their lives again by running a small zoo for animals.”

However, Variety’s Rob Nelson had a different opinion as he described the movie: “Warm-blooded but largely lifeless.”

We Bought a Zoo is a perfect family movie this fall and should be on everyone’s radar.

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