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30 out of 100

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4.0 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 75 Ratings

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  • Starring: Kevin James
  • Summary: In Zookeeper, the animals at the Franklin Park Zoo love their kindhearted caretaker, Griffin Keyes. Finding himself more comfortable with a lion than a lady, Griffin decides the only way to get a girl in his life is to leave the zoo and find a more glamorous job. The animals, in a panic, decide to break their time-honored code of silence and reveal their biggest secret: they can talk! To keep Griffin from leaving, they decide to teach him the rules of courtship - animal style. (Sony Pictures) … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 29
  3. Negative: 15 out of 29
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    Jul 7, 2011
    75
    It's not the romcom that's so entertaining, anyway; it's the slapstick.
  2. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    Jul 7, 2011
    50
    As far as complete wastes of time go, Zookeeper is not especially offensive. Yet it is surprising that everything you might expect to be charming in it just isn't - namely all the bits involving animals.
  3. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: David Hiltbrand
    Jul 7, 2011
    38
    The film would be a moth-eaten mess without the wisecracking animals. Not that it's funny with them.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 28
  3. Negative: 17 out of 28
  1. MichiganMan
    7
    In summary: a pleasant way to spend 2 hours with the kids. I took my kids (6 year old boy, 9 year old girl) to see Zookeeper, and all three of us came away entertained. Kevin James plays essentially the same role in all his films (Paul Blart, Hitch), the lovable loser too shy and awkward to get the girl. But, he plays the part well, has charisma, and does some excellent physical / slapstick comedy. The kids loved the talking animals, the humor was good for all ages, and there is nothing offensive beyond some toilet humor. All in all it was a solid family flick that was low on the annoyance factor (think Chipmunks or Smurfs). If you're looking for "A Film", you're in the wrong theatre; if you want a pleasant way to spend 2 hours with the kids, you could worse than Zookeeper.… Expand
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  2. MusicMovesMe
    5
    I gave this movie a five because the previews appear to be targeting adult audiences with the romance plot line. However, I felt this movie would have been more appropriate for a younger audience. Dr Dolittle has been done before, and talking animals should remain with Disney.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. scrieciu
    3
    Where can I start. There's not a lot of things to say about this movie. Well, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The story concept is very unoriginal. Everything about this movie is cliche. Talking animals is so ten years ago. We already have '' Doctor Dolittle '' (1998), '' Cats & Dogs '' (2001) and more. These kind of movies are not popular anymore and people are getting bored by this. Also, I specifically want to point out Joe Rogan. His acting skills sucks. Why the heck did they casted him ? He really annoyed me. An other thing that I didn't like is the way Adam Sandler did the voice of Donald the Monkey. It was just stupid and retarded. He tried so hard, that it was ridiculous. I can't believe Sylvester Stallone (as Joe the lion) and Nick Nolte (as Bernie the gorilla) were apart of this movie. They should be a shamed of them self. At some points it was enjoyable, but it was to predicable. There's absolutely nothing special about '' Zookeeper ''. I manage to laugh four times, so don't expect this to be the comedy of the year. It's far from it.… Expand
    • 3 of 4 users said yes

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