Total FilmIt's slight, sure, and there's a better, less-glossy film buried in the material, but warm performances redeem Crowe's agree...
E! OnlineWriter-director Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire) buys a zoo and let's Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson run it! Very much the k...
Rolling StoneThere's a lot of fun waiting at We Bought a Zoo, but it's the feelings that run through every scene that'll make you glad yo...
New York Daily NewsThe moment in any family film when dignity goes out the window is an animal reaction shot.
The Boston GlobeWe Bought a Zoo is a sweet-natured, terribly unthreatening drama about redemption and renewal, and it may matter more to the...
Los Angeles TimesWhile not quite Crowe at his absolute best, it carries his humanistic imprint and benefits from a strong acting ensemble tha...
The Philadelphia InquirerThe filmmakers insufficiently stir the lumpy metaphors, chief among them that for animals, as for humans, there is a differe...
Wall Street JournalWe Bought a Zoo is a movie you want to like, and a movie you can enjoy if you cut its slackness some slack.
The New York Times The creaks, groans and clichés of the screenplay ... are ... finally outstripped by the attractiveness of the performers, th...
San Francisco ChronicleThe film is sweet. Its observations of life in the aftermath of death ring true, especially for anyone who's traveled the co...
Washington PostWe Bought a Zoo provides a welcome seasonal dash of wholesomeness and humor, but it's also a heartening celebration of secon...
New York MagazineDamon and Colin Ford as his teen son have an affecting hesitancy, their hearts hovering between the living and the dead.
The New YorkerNothing that happens in this movie is in the least surprising, but it's all quite pleasant and even, at times, moving.
E! OnlineWriter-director Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire) buys a zoo and let's Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson run it! Very much the k...
ReelViewsAfter the twin disappointments of Vanilla Sky (which critics generally liked but the public did not) and Elizabethtown (whic...
Chicago Sun-TimesThere really is a Benjamin Mee, and he and his family really did buy a zoo. The Dartmoor Zoological Park in Devon, England, ...
Entertainment WeeklyWhen Cameron Crowe directs a movie, it may be inspired (Almost Famous, Jerry Maguire) or it may be lousy (Elizabethtown, Van...
Black Sheep ReviewsBuying a ticket to "We Bought a Zoo" is less about buying into what actually happened and more about buying into the Hollywo...
/FilmIn the end, We Bought a Zoo makes a very likable piece of wholesome holiday entertainment, but feels too lightweight to amou...
JobloI struggled over my rating for WE BOUGHT A ZOO for hours after seeing the film, and part of me wants to give it a 6 for the ...
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Partial Film Information
Director: Cameron Crowe
Writer: Cameron Crowe
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Cast: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Elle Fanning
Release: December 23, 2011
Writer: Cameron Crowe
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Cast: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Elle Fanning
Release: December 23, 2011
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