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Good story, Not enough for a whole film

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

I didn't expect this movie to be this good. It was awesome and gives me a very nice experience. I loved all the characters especially the kid who played Matt's seven year little daughter. It was a very nice movie set up in the background of a very unusual theme which is ... A Zoo. After watching this movie, I even wish to be the owner of that beautiful zoo.

It's a decent family movie unless you expect something out of ordinary in a family movie. I loved its kind-of unusual theme, with beautiful views and animals. Matt Damon is great, the kids are cute and Scarlett is gorgeous.For me it was a great way to lose myself into a fantasy tale, forgetting everything around me for 2 hours and enjoy the kind of life I always dream for myself, but can never get my hands on. The complications and the solutions might not seem real, but then again it's a family comedy with a touch of fantasy, not a drama or a documentary. So don't have your hopes high, that you will watch an incredibly accurate movie which will inspire you through every step of your life; and you will be fine.

CONTAINS POSSIBLE SPOILERS: This was the perfect film for Matt Damon. He comes across genuine and sincere. The idea that life will in fact through you curve balls and it is how you deal with that is completely up to you. The movie gives a realistic look at how you may handle a tragedy and the world doesn't stop to let you catch up. Yes, I know there is some predictability in the story here and there but the journey the movie takes is quite sweet and funny at moments. In regards to the Family Film aspect, it touches on several things families can relate to. Sure there is a few curse words , but they are used to convey a message that opens communication for families that may have experienced something similar.

We Bought a Zoo is a very mediocre movie with a reasonably well developed storyline and a cast that, for the most part, seem very uninspired. It has some aspects of quality, obviously any scenes with animals in it will bring a smile to your face, for a movie about a zoo there aren't really enough of these, and Matt Damon puts all his heart in to his performance, he's a very convincing father and he certainly carries the whole film. The plot is very formulaic which is certainly the biggest problem, it's very predictable and too straight forward, it also tries too hard to be sweet and heartwarming, this is obviously something that should always feature in a movie, but when they're trying to do it every few minutes it becomes very tedious. Besides Damon, the rest of the cast seemed very uninspired, his kids clearly didn't take much acting classes before this movie, and Scarlett Johansson seemed to have no interest in this script whatsoever, she was phoning it in. Though there are some good scenes, We Bought a Zoo is mostly a very boring and predictable film that I would not recommend. A father moves his family to the countryside, where they end up buying a dilapidated zoo. Best Performance: Matt Damon Worst Performance: Elle Fanning