Zookeeper
Family comedy in which the animals at a zoo decide to break their code of silence (think Night at the Museum at a zoo).
Finding himself more comfortable with a lion than a lady, zookeeper Griffin (Kevin James, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, TV's King of Queens) 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 to keep Griffin from leaving, and teach him the rules of courtship - animal style.
Also stars Rosario Dawson and features the voices of Cher as the giraffe, Adam Sandler as the monkey, Sylvester Stallone as the lion and Jon Favreau as the bear.
Less2011102 minsUSA
ComedyKids & Family
- Director:
- Frank Coraci ('Click', 'Around the World in 80 Days', 'The Waterboy', 'The Wedding Singer')
- Writer:
- Nick BakayRock ReubenKevin JamesJay ScherickDavid Ronn
- Cast:
- Kevin JamesRosario DawsonAdam SandlerSylvester StalloneKen JeongLeslie BibbDonnie WahlbergCherJon FavreauJudd ApatowFaizon LoveNick Nolte
Zookeeper | Reviews
14%133 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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Variety
Ultimately, it's a marketing pitch in search of a movie that proves punishingly flat.
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Total Film
The simplistic slapstick targets kids, but lengthy sequences focused on James and his lady woes will bore adults, let alone young ’uns.
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The New York Times
The director, Frank Coraci (The Wedding Singer), doesn’t impose much discipline, letting some scenes run wild and others peter out, their punch lines dangling.
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The Guardian
I would rather lie on a bed of nails watching Dr Doolittle for a week than see a single reel of Zookeeper again.
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New York Post
Zookeeper" barely avoids a zero-star rating because of James. The bulky former star of "King of Queens" is impossible to hate no matter how much dumb slapstick he and his stunt double are required to perform.
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Los Angeles Times
The movie is more of a genre-fortified enclosure than a comic idea that gets to run wild.
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Entertainment Weekly
Zookeeper (I can't believe I'm even writing this) is a dumbed-down Paul Blart.
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A.V. Club
As a study in insanity, Zookeeper is mildly interesting. But as a kiddie comedy, it’s something to watch only once the little ones have worn out their Dr. Doolittle DVD.
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