Dolittle

After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with only his menagerie of exotic animals for company. But when the young queen falls gravely ill, a reluctant Dolittle is forced to set sail on an epic adventure to a mythical island in search of a cure, regaining his wit and courage as he crosses old adversaries and discovers wondrous creatures.

Cast

Robert Downey Jr.

as Dr. John Dolittle

Harry Collett

as Tommy Stubbins

Michael Sheen

as Dr. Blair Müdfly

Jim Broadbent

as Lord Thomas Badgley

Antonio Banderas

as King Rassouli

Jessie Buckley

as Queen Victoria

Emma Thompson

as Poly (voice)

Rami Malek

as Chee-Chee (voice)

John Cena

as Yoshi (voice)

Kumail Nanjiani

as Plimpton (voice)

Reviews

Manuel São Bento

If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com We have all watched the Dolittle movies starring Eddie Murphy. I'm not going to lie, I was never a fan of these films. Yes, they're purposefully dumb, innocent, and feature that basic level of comedy...

Kamurai

A weird watch, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend. I'm not sure if this is supposed to be closer to the books, or if Disney was just fed up with having wonderful magic in their products, but having Dolittle act out animal behavior in order to communicate to the them really ruins the ...

r96sk

So pointless, so bad. The one solace of praise I have for <em>'Dolittle'</em> is that it at least mixes things up compared to the Eddie Murphy remake, as well as potentially the 1967 original - though I haven't seen that, but this sounds a little different based on '67's synopsis. This film wa...

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