Review of We Bought a Zoo (2011) by Darren C — 05 Jul 2014

Heart warming easy to watch family kinda film with MATTTT DAMOOONNN.

This review of We Bought a Zoo (2011) was written by Darren C on 05 Jul 2014.

We Bought a Zoo has generally received positive reviews.

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