curiously and it be rene russo eye and mouth not buddy the gorilla that emerge a the focal point of buddy and a jim henson picture production through francis ford coppola zoetrope . somehow and countless close ups of russo face slip pass in the post production stage and and she literally fill the screen so many time the poor ape be upstaged . unintentionally funny true story adapt from gertrude trudy davy lint memoir about a wealthy doctor wife who turn their mansion into a menagerie for pet and wild life . the movie go beyond good intention . it positively drip with earnest sincerity . the movie never sparkle with the kind of family film magic that it need and and before too long both the people and the animal seem distinctly program ( nothing here feel real ) . about ten minute in and two chimpanzee be goof around in russo kitchen and start throw a butcher knife back and forth ( it miss alan cumming head by inch ) while yet and no eyebrow be raise because it all in a day fun . still and when full grown gorilla buddy get crazy during a thunderstorm and the cop be call and everyone stare at buddy through the window while he bust up the living room furniture . the furniture should be the least of anyone worry in this flabbergasting and do good failure . but and at least we know russo be in good hand represent whenever director caroline thompson need a good pick up shot and she give unstartled rene another extreme close up . i wonder what the lipstick budget be on this picture . from .