Kevin James Talks to the Animals in the Trailer for Zookeeper

Was there an internal memo circulated around Hollywood this week that stated all movie trailers must be released on either Thursday or Friday? The latest arrival is Zookeeper, the Kevin James-talks-to-animals comedy that became a hot property in the wake of the success of Paul Blart: Mall Cop. Yep, all words in that sentence are true. Movies: Now more than ever, everyone!

Anyway, here's the pitch: Kevin James talks to animals. Fin. Though in the teaser trailer, the animals do most of the talking; James is relegated to a pair of screams and one vicious pratfall. I'll say this about the Zookeeper star: Not only is he quite charming as a performer, but he falls down better than anyone currently making movies. He's even better at falling down than Chris Farley was. Seriously, he's that good!

Of course, all the falling means nothing since Zookeeper will likely be putrid. If you're a parent, though, cling to what you can; you know kids are going to eat this one up when it arrives next summer.

VERDICT: Pass.

Head on over to Apple if the trailer gets yanked down from YouTube.