Movie Review: We Bought A Zoo

We went to see We Bought A Zoo today at the movie theater! It is a movie about a widowed dad who takes his kids out of the city to buy a home that comes with a zoo. Matt Damon is the dad and that makes the movie worth watching in and of itself :) lol but add to that the absolutely adorable little girl that plays his daughter and I was sold.

The teenager was kind of a boring addition to the plot line and it probably could have done great without his part at all. On top of that, the other teenager in the movie (the girl) was awkward and has a smile that bothers me.

In the end I really did like this movie a lot. It had a great cast, (Scarlett Johansen and Matt Damon played leads) and it had a predictable but cute plot line. I love happy endings and I love predictable moments of hope and success in these kinds of moments.

I also brought along my four year old and my one year old. Lets start with the one year old. Be honest with yourself, if you are going to take your one year old to any movie and they already know how to walk, then you better be prepared to leave the theater after 20 minutes max. This is why most kid's TV shows do not even run a full half hour. With that being said, my one year old did sit for the optimal 20 minutes of this movie. She was delighted to see animals and especially liked the tigers. The animals are probably what kept her in her seat long as long as she was.

Now my four year old was a different story. At this age it is common for him to sit through a movie that is a cartoon, animation or some sort of "kid" movie. He can handle most of Kung Fu Panda or Cars any day. However I was curious to see if he would like this one because I knew it had a little bit of drama and a romance factor. In the end, Ty was oblivious to the other stuff and was completely content with watching other scenes in anticipation of another glimpse of a tiger or monkey. He sat nicely through the whole movie and even seemed to grasp the plot in a basic way.

My husband even liked the movie! :) Overall, I thought it was a win win for my family. Lots of animals for my kids, a little bit of romance for me and quite a bit of humor for my husband. They did a great job of mixing up the different elements and they didn't stay on one element long enough to bore anyone. I would like to get it on dvd when it comes out.

Here is a link to the movie trailer in case you are interested.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1389137/