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   • 7.1/10 7.1/10 IMDb
   • 65% 65% Rotten Tomatoes

   Critics consensus We Bought a Zoo is a transparently cloying effort by director Cameron Crowe, but Matt Damon makes for a sympathetic central character. More reviews on Rotten Tomatoes

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     • Designed as a family film based on the memoirs of Benjamin Mee, We Bought a Zoo is heartfelt but safe. The missing element is the edgy irreverence that elevated Crowe's best directorial efforts - Say Anything, Jerry Maguire, and Almost Famous - above their generic counterparts. The tone of We Bought a Zoo veers from feel-good to maudlin.
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   Dec 21, 2011 · “We Bought a Zoo,” not so much. Cameron Crowe has made wonderful films, but here the pieces go together too easily, the plot is too inevitable, and we feel little real energy between the players. It’s pitched at a lower level of ambition.

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   Is We Bought a zoo a good movie?

   • How lovely it is to be able to sit back and watch Cameron Crowe and Matt Damon do what they do best: make a wonderful film. WE BOUGHT A ZOO may not be the most thrilling, suspenseful film, and it may not be a laugh-fest, but it's just the tonic for days when you feel hopeless about the world and, yes, about modern-day movies.

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   Is We Bought a zoo based on a true story?

   • “We Bought a Zoo” is based on a nonfiction book of the same title that chronicles how the British journalist Benjamin Mee together with his family bought a closed zoo that they rehabilitated, renamed and reopened in 2007. Mr. Mee’s mother, Amelia, was in on the family’s grand adventure as was Mr. Mee’s wife, Katherine, who died shortly after.

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   Did Cameron Crowe buy a zoo in 'We Bought a zoo'?

   • The Dartmoor Zoological Park in Devon, England, was opened in 1968, closed in 2006 and then was purchased by the Mee family. In adapting these facts into the movie "We Bought a Zoo," all Cameron Crowe has done is move it to Southern California, supply it with a staff of character actors, add two romances and a villain.

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   Is 'We Bought a zoo' a good holiday movie?

   • In adapting these facts into the movie "We Bought a Zoo," all Cameron Crowe has done is move it to Southern California, supply it with a staff of character actors, add two romances and a villain. The result is too much formula and not enough human interest. Not that the film is without charms as a choice for the holiday season.

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   We Bought a Zoo is a transparently cloying effort by director Cameron Crowe, but Matt Damon makes for a sympathetic central character. Read Critics Reviews

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   • Director: Cameron Crowe

   • Content Rating: PG
   • Actors: Matt Damon

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6. www.commonsensemedia.org › movie-reviews › we-boughtWe Bought a Zoo Movie Review | Common Sense Media

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   Family film tackles grief with humor and deep empathy. Read Common Sense Media's We Bought a Zoo review, age rating, and parents guide.

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   • Produce Company: Twentieth Century Fox

   • Director: Cameron Crowe

7. www.nytimes.com › we-bought-a-zoo-review‘We Bought a Zoo’ - Review - The New York Times

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   Dec 22, 2011 · “We Bought a Zoo” is based on a nonfiction book of the same title that chronicles how the British journalist Benjamin Mee together with his family bought a closed zoo that they rehabilitated ...

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   We Bought a Zoo certainly wins this year's prize for most mediocre, heartwarming family film to win over audiences this holiday season.

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   Nov 27, 2011 · We Bought a Zoo: Film Review. Cameron Crowe’s film has some rough edges, but it ultimately delivers thanks to Matt Damon’s moving performance. By David Rooney. November 27, 2011...

10. www.cnn.com › 2011/12/23 › showbiz‘We Bought a Zoo’: A fresh start with a twist | CNN

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    Dec 23, 2011 · Based on a true story, Cameron Crowe’s “We Bought a Zoo” is the kind of real-life adventure tale with which anyone who has ever dreamed of truly making a new start can identify.