'Dolittle' review: Robert Downey Jr. plays a man who can talk to animals, but the less said about this hybrid of live action and CGI the better.
In the movie “Dolittle,” Dr. John Dolittle (Robert Downey Jr., right) can talk to animals, including Chee-Chee the gorilla (voice of Rami Malek). Less well known is the adage: “You can’t publish a movie review that is entirely blank.”When it comes to “Dolittle,” that’s too bad. In the new movie inspired by the Doctor Dolittle books, we first meet John Dolittle (Robert Downey Jr.) in an animated introductory sequence, lovely enough to be promising. Michael Sheen plays the villainous Blair Müdfly in “Dolittle.” (Universal Pictures)So begins a frenetic quest to find the magical tree. The large voice cast — a group whose pile of acting nominations and awards would rival the size of Chee-Chee the gorilla (Oscar winner Rami Malek) — shows how acting ability doesn’t necessarily translate to voice acting.
Source: Washington Post January 15, 2020 18:01 UTC
