We Bought A Zoo highlights the life of a family coping with tragedy that moves to the countryside to take over a rundown zoo. Getting the zoo running provides some funny and touching moments, as the zoo employees and animals serve as entertaining costars.
Matt Damon does a solid job as a widow now raising two young kids alone. His character is unable to move forward after his wife's death. Trying to escape her memory, he transplants his family and takes on a crazy challenge for which he has no experience. Matt shows good emotional range, as he learns to adjust to his new challenges.
The young actors playing Damon's children do a great job. His daughter is adorable, and she lights up every scene. And, Colin Ford does an excellent job as a troubled teenager, who feels that he has lost both of his parents. Damon and Ford do a wonderful job in the fractured relationship that is central to the film.
The supporting characters add warmth to the film. Scarlett Johansen is good as a dedicated zoo keeper, Thomas Haden Church is funny as Damon's concerned older brother, and Elle Fanning is charming as the teenage friend. Several other characters, particularly the zoo inspector, added some fun to the film.
Overall, We Bought a Zoo is a heart-warming family film with a good share of both laughs and touching moments. The film takes us through the struggles of several characters to a satisfying resolution. The film is great for all ages and is worth a full-price ticket.
Matt Damon does a solid job as a widow now raising two young kids alone. His character is unable to move forward after his wife's death. Trying to escape her memory, he transplants his family and takes on a crazy challenge for which he has no experience. Matt shows good emotional range, as he learns to adjust to his new challenges.
The young actors playing Damon's children do a great job. His daughter is adorable, and she lights up every scene. And, Colin Ford does an excellent job as a troubled teenager, who feels that he has lost both of his parents. Damon and Ford do a wonderful job in the fractured relationship that is central to the film.
The supporting characters add warmth to the film. Scarlett Johansen is good as a dedicated zoo keeper, Thomas Haden Church is funny as Damon's concerned older brother, and Elle Fanning is charming as the teenage friend. Several other characters, particularly the zoo inspector, added some fun to the film.
Overall, We Bought a Zoo is a heart-warming family film with a good share of both laughs and touching moments. The film takes us through the struggles of several characters to a satisfying resolution. The film is great for all ages and is worth a full-price ticket.