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BUDDY

Entertaining. Girls liked it; boys were bored. Prompted discussion about zoos and pets. Kids agreed they would want to have a pet gorilla. "The animals looked healthy and well kept." "I liked when they got into trouble."

Well produced, slow-moving, lags in the middle, sad at times, but the resolution redeems it. Good range of emotions and whimsical yet realistic sets and costumes.

Rene Russo stars in this family adventure about a woman who opens her home and her heart to a household of creatures including the adorable baby gorilla Buddy. Based on a true story.