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Cameron CrowePhotographie:
Rodrigo PrietoMusique:
Jon Thor BirgissonActeurs·trices:
Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Colin Ford, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Angus Macfadyen, Elle Fanning, Patrick Fugit (plus)VOD (5)
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Père célibataire, Benjamin Mee a bien du mal à élever ses deux jeunes enfants. Espérant resserrer les liens familiaux, il décide de prendre un nouveau départ, plaque son travail et achète une vieille maison sur une immense propriété, qui a la particularité d’abriter un zoo délabré. Plusieurs dizaines d’animaux, ours, tigres et bien d’autres, vivent en effet au Rosemoor Animal Park, où la gardienne Kelly Foster et son équipe dévouée tentent de maintenir les installations tant bien que mal. Sans la moindre expérience, avec très peu de temps et d’argent, Benjamin Mee et les siens vont tout mettre en œuvre pour réhabiliter le zoo et vivre ainsi leur plus grande aventure… (20th Century Fox FR)
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Critiques (12)
Cameron Crowe a marqué mon esprit de manière indélébile avec mon film préféré, mais depuis, ça ne fait qu'empirer à chaque nouveau film. Et c'est sans essayer de comparer, ce qui de toute façon serait difficile compte tenu du sujet. Mais tous ses autres films me semblent au moins un cran en dessous, peut-être à l'exception de Jerry Maguire. Nouveau départ est un film américain typique à tous égards pour lequel j'étais disposé à pardonner tous les clichés américains connus et à mettre en avant la force de l'histoire, les aspects émouvants et la performance très naturelle de Matt Damon. Au final, c'est donc un agréable divertissement familial qui réussit à toucher plus ou moins chaque membre de la famille. J'en suis également ressorti enrichi d'une intéressante leçon biologique avec une comparaison entre lions et tigres.
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Today’s American genre movies apparently know only two extremes: either complete rejection of certainties and questioning of basic existential values or a safe escape into an idealised fairy-tale world. Cameron Crowe’s new film falls into the latter group with such irresistible guilelessness that I feel ashamed to criticise it for its naïveté. Since I ultimately didn’t get the good feeling that the film ceaselessly pushes on viewers, I’m not rating it higher, but in the same breath, I can recommend that you give We Bought a Zoo a chance, as it can be touching, depending on your state of mind at the moment. It’s solidly directed and offers tasteful humour, even when it comes to the animals. ___ Though the film doesn’t try to hide its affiliation with the Christmas family comedy category (American premiere date: 23 December), it also doesn’t manage to exploit it in any clever way. It is simply an intentionally nice film and nothing more. The type-casting of the characters is flawless; there is no risk that someone would deviate from the clearly defined course. Radical, though of course temporary, deviations are allowed either in the context of the acknowledged game (MacCready) or to confirm the absolute success of the main characters (Ferris). There are no negative characters that could be taken seriously. To be precise, the creepy inspector is a caricature like something out of a children’s book. Like the film’s cast of animals, he serves only for comic situations that alleviate the mourning for the dead wife and the search for a way back to people. The only effort at more sophisticated involvement of the ever-present animals in the central plot is the impassioned (even by the standards that the film sets) episode with the dying tiger. Otherwise, the animals only a) generate grotesque humour or b) try to convince us that it’s natural for them to be locked up in cages. Thomas Haden Church managed to make the most of his thankless role and, unlike Damon, he can deliver his great pearls of wisdom with a light sense of detached humour. The film otherwise falls desperately short. ___ The “fine” mood spiked with rising intensity towards the end (thanks especially to Elle Fanning) made me wonder if that was an intentional change of stylisation on Crowe’s part, resulting in a very clever practical joke. But probably not. 55%
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I love it when filmmakers take a good and original true story and interpret it in an utterly beautiful and natural way that brings up a ton of emotions and by the end of the film it makes me feel truly amazing. Films like this are as scarce as grains for forest animals in the middle of desert. Well, that may be a stupid analogy. Simply there’s just very few of them. But still you can come across stories with happy endings that are worth watching. This one is really emotional, because it’s not only about a likable family, but also about the zoo, which instantly doubles the emotions. Matt Damon’s sincere expression throughout the whole film made me really happy. I wish there were more surprises like this and always something I could look forward to and be happy for others for a job well done.
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A a barrage of positivity that relies on the typical trademarks that Cameron Crowe sprinkles into each of his films: strong characters that you can't help but sympathize with, some sparkle between main characters, a common goal to work towards, a dash of emotions and personal attitudes that need to be changed, all adding to one of the film of the year. Crowe hasn't overstretched himself this time around, and made a modest, intimate film that is emotionally transparent and relatable, even though it's actually woefully unoriginal and ordinary. But even fleshing out the characters and dialogue and adding a catchy soundtrack is quite a feat in a production like this. The last scene is awesome.
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A film that's not afraid to deliberately move you, yet is perfectly optimistic and intentionally smiling with every thought and plot point. The whole group of teenagers, children, dedicated caretakers, and gazing animals could easily crumble into a meaningless family mess. But Cameron Crowe proves that he still has a firm hand in calming down turbulent emotions. A film for everyone. Literally.
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