Dolittle

2020 • 101 minutes

About this movie

Robert Downey Jr. electrifies as the man who could talk to animals: Dolittle. After losing his wife, he hermits himself away behind the high wall of his manor, but is forced to set sail on an epic adventure when the queen falls gravely ill. Helping Dolittle in search of a rare cure are his rambunctious animal friends—including Chee-Chee (Oscar® winner Rami Malek), an anxious, self-conscious gorilla; Dab-Dab (Oscar® winner Octavia Spencer), an enthusiastic but bird-brained duck; the bickering duo of cynical, neurotic ostrich Plimpton (Kumail Nanjiani) and chilly-but-chill polar bear Yoshi (John Cena); as well as a headstrong parrot named Polynesia (Oscar® winner Emma Thompson).

Ratings and reviews

No, just don't! I love RDJ, seriously I think he is one of the most adaptive and naturally charismatic actors there is. But this? Oh no. No, no no. I sat through it. All of it. And you really shouldn't. Go rewatch Iron Man, Avengers, Less Than Zero, hell Sherlock Holmes if you absolutely must! Just not this. Let this, like 2020, be a forgotten thing.

My biggest question is why was this film made? Who thought it would be a good idea to only hire a list actor as opposed to talent voice actors.. They aren't the same thing. I won't mention the actual movie. That speaks for itself....

Oh dear, it should have been a lot better than it was. Bad acting and directing, horrible accents. Please watch the original version that was released many years ago (1970s?), it was magical, this version was not. Kids might like it though.