
But his son ( Colin Ford) has become a terror in school and his daughter ( Maggie Elizabeth Jones) while cute in that way that all movie kids are cute-saying oh-so-adorable things-needs more. Although lonely, he's got an ample supply of single moms baking him lasagna, offering to be with him because he's a nice guy and looks like Matt Damon. We never find out what Ben's spouse died of, but it's pretty clear that Ben is now rudderless.

Crowe's films might vary in subject matter-a sports agent ( Maguire), the rock era of the '70s ( Almost Famous)-but nearly all are about people who undergo great change after a life crisis, and Zoo fits nicely into this theme. The Bigger Picture: Based on the true story of Benjamin Mee (Damon), a recently widowed husband with two kids who leaves Los Angeles to purchase 18 acres that included a big house and the Rosemoor Animal Park.
