Based on a screening of "Zookeeper" at CinemaCon on Thursday, critics probably shouldn't free up any room on their ten best lists.
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Armed with Kevin James' sizable box office muscle and cutesy animals, "Zookeeper" will probably make a mint when it hits theaters on July 18 regardless of the reviews.
That said, the film didn't inspire the same rapturous response among exhibitors that "Karate Kid" did when it screened at the trade show last spring.
The family film centers on a lovelorn zoo worker, and the cadre of elephants, gorillas and lions who help him win Rosario Dawson's heart.