Is 'We Purchased a Zoo' So Sappy It Is Good? (And 24 Other Urgent Questions)

On Friday, a tale in regards to a family buying a zoo comes to theaters using the daring and bold title of 'We Purchased a Zoo.' Matt Damon ('The Rainmaker') stars as Benjamin Mee, a parent of two who buys the titular zoo. Is 'We Purchased a Zoo' so sappy it's good? Or are you going to drown within the sap and die? Like a service, we answer every question you could possibly have about 'We Purchased a Zoo.' Q: The number of occasions have you cry throughout 'We Purchased a Zoo'? A: Wait, what? Cry? I certainly did not "cry" throughout 'We Purchased a Zoo.' Q: So you are stating that you didn't, at any time, cry throughout 'We Purchased a Zoo'? A: OK, look, "cry" is really a powerful term... Q: Did moisture form within the general vicinity of the eyes at any time throughout 'We Purchased a Zoo'? A: Two times. (Also, I am only human.) Q: What's 'We Purchased a Zoo' about? A: It comes down to a current widower named Benjamin Mee (Matt Damon) who purchases a zoo. Q: Wait, Benjamin Mee purchases that seventies PBS show? The main one using the kids within the candy striped t shirts? A: You are considering 'Zoom.' Q: How come Benjamin Mee purchase a zoo? A: Following the dying of his wife, Benjamin feels that the change is required -- especially following the bizarre behavior of his boy, Dylan (Colin Ford) -- and decides to maneuver. An ideal house is found, but, alas, additionally, it features a zoo. Q: What type of bizarre behavior? A: Dylan just been eliminated from his school for stealing and it has a inclination to attract pictures of decapitated physiques. Q: Did Matt Damon's wife in 'We Purchased a Zoo' died from Meningoencephalitis Virus One? A: No. The occasions that happened throughout 'Contagion' do not have anything related to the plot of 'We Purchased a Zoo.' Q: So how exactly does Benjamin Mee afford a zoo? Does he possess a high having to pay job? A: Really, he just quit his job like a journalist. Q: Even without giving up your work, would you afford a zoo? A: I am lucky to pay for Zoo Animal Crackers at this time. Fortunately for Benjamin Mee, he's a household inheritance. Q: Does Benjamin's family enjoy possessing a zoo? A: Benjamin's daughter, Rosie (Maggie Elizabeth Johnson), is immediately smitten using the zoo. Dylan, however, is under thrilled and misses his buddies. But Dylan does create a crush on among the zoo's employees, Lily (Elle Fanning). Q: Who wouldn't wish to own a zoo? A: Me. Most likely you. Q: OK, what idealistic movie character wouldn't wish to own a zoo? A: The issue using this zoo is the fact that it isn't presently functioning and it is hemorrhaging money. So, with Mee's purchase, younger crowd needs to invest much more of their own time and expense into rebuilding the zoo -- and having to pay the salaries from the zoo's staff. Q: Does Kevin James, as Benjamin's zookeeper, keep your mood light -- even just in occasions of monetary despair? A: Kevin James isn't in 'We Purchased a Zoo.' You are considering 'Zookeeper.' Scarlett Johansson ('The Perfect Score') plays the zookeeper in 'We Purchased a Zoo.' Q: Should you needed to hire either Kevin James or Scarlet Johansson as the zookeeper, whom can you choose? A: This really is tough. Johansson's Kelly Promote appears better qualified, but James' Griffin Keyes is more amusing as he falls lower. I simply have no idea. Q: That which was the greatest surprise in 'We Purchased a Zoo'? A: It is good seeing Patrick Fugit in another Cameron Crowe movie, but, boy, did he get really tall since 'Almost Famous.' Q: Is 'We Purchased a Zoo' a great movie? A: Under most definitions from the word "good," I'd need to state that, no, it isn't particularly "good." Nevertheless its relentless goody-goody earnestness will win you over. It's really humanly impossible to face up to. Q: Must I see 'We Purchased a Zoo'? A: Sure, why don't you? Just make certain to create a tissue to wipe all the sap from the face. Honestly, this is actually the Gallagher of sappy movies -- people right in front row ought to be needed to defend themselves with plastic tarps. Q: Whether it's the Gallagher of sappy movies, must i also expect some racist and homophobic jokes? A: No, I had been just making an outdated mention of the the man who accustomed to smash watermelons having a hammer. Forget I pointed out that. Q: Is 'We Purchased a Zoo' probably the most serious movie being released a few days ago? A: Unbelievably, it isn't. 'War Horse' takes that one title. Q: What is the best factor about 'We Purchased a Zoo'? A: The background music. I am talking about, this can be a Cameron Crowe movie, in the end. Q: If there ever is really a follow up to 'We Purchased a Zoo,' what exactly are three possibly game titles? A: 'We Own a Zoo,' 'We Offered Our Zoo,' and 'We Purchased a Zoo 2: Goat Protocol.' Q: Do you know the odds that you simply lose your work over because you just authored what 'We Purchased a Zoo 2: Goat Protocol'? A: Forty-5 % chance. Q: Is either J.B. Smoove or Ken Jeong within this movie? A: Yes. Q: If I am in a party and I am requested what my opinions of 'We Purchased a Zoo' are, despite the fact that I've not seen 'We Purchased a Zoo', what should I only say? A: "Yes, this can be a sappy movie there's without doubt about this. Look, Nigel*, I understand this can be a cynical world, but Matt Damon's performance left me wanting that, a minimum of, every occasionally, we are able to just all take the time and relish the things in existence that people will have. For something new." (*I required the freedom of presuming that you'll be speaking having a guy named Nigel.) You are able to contact Mike Ryan on Twitter [Photo: Fox] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook