Zookeeper Review

My brother Justin and I got haircuts today for our trip to San Diego today so we decided to go see Zookeeper afterwards. All I can say is this movie turned out to be alot better than I thought it would be. I was interested initially because I am a fan of Kevin James and feel he is an underrated comedic actor. The story centers around a man named Griffin played by James who wants to marry his girlfriend Stephanie played by the beautiful Leslie Bibb. She declines his offer because she feels that he is not where she wants him to be. She wants him to change who he is as it isn't enough for her. Rosario Dawson's role in the movie comes midway through and she plays a good protagonist female to feed off of Bibb's antagonist role. I didn't hate Bibb's character, but she was definitely great at portraying that Griffin wasn't good enough for her as she keeps saying multiple times that he has potential. The animals provide some great comedic moments and combined with Kevin James physical comedy, it actually worked very well. The voice talents of Sylvester Stallone, Nick Nolte, and Adam Sandler were great. The TGIFridays scene and the wedding scene were the best scenes as they provided great physical comedy moments for James and legitimate funny dialogue. I would definitely recommend the movie as it may be geared towards kids, but we all have experienced Griffin's dilemmas: 1) feeling pressue to change to be accepted by somebody that they want to be with and 2) realizing that you are perfect the way you are. The female characters definitely help propel these two points. I would give the movie a 3/5. The movie has a great storyline and genuine good, clean comedy that is rare in this day and age.