Another sequel
is this the summer of sequels?? Well it's not that bad. Actually, this movie is rather funny and in a way better than the first one as the storyline was more interesting.
Dr Dolittle 2 brings back Eddie Murphy as Dr. Dolittle. He has come to grips with his special ability to speak to animals and opens a practice devoted to helping animals as well as people. Not too soon into the movie, he is summoned by `The Beaver', a sort of God Father like creature of the local woods. Dr. Dolittle is asked for help, as the forest creatures fear that they will loose their homes to developers. So begins a journey where Dr. Dolittle tries to rehabilitate a circus bear in an attempt to have the forest declared a protected site by reintroducing a rare species of bear.
What made this movie entertaining? Good writing and a bigger role for Eddie Murphy. The animal characters are also given some very humorous lines and the banter that exists between themselves and him are very cute. Also quite well done was the ability to capture the necessary expressions on the animals and the voice actors' abilities to deliver the lines appropriately. I particularly liked the relationship that existed between Dr. Dolittle and Archie the circus bear.
If there was one thing that really took away from the movie, it was Raven Symone's performance. I watched this young lady when she started acting on The Cosby Show and after seeing this movie I wonder what happened. She seems to have taken a step backwards in her acting skills and to further take away from her performance, she is caked in makeup throughout the whole movie with the impression that she's got something better to do. Hopefully this isn't what to expect from her in future movies.
Overall, the movie was pretty entertaining with most of the humor coming from Eddie Murphy and the animal characters. But would I recommend going to a theatre to see this? No, this is a renter and not something that I would see more than once.
Dr Dolittle 2 brings back Eddie Murphy as Dr. Dolittle. He has come to grips with his special ability to speak to animals and opens a practice devoted to helping animals as well as people. Not too soon into the movie, he is summoned by `The Beaver', a sort of God Father like creature of the local woods. Dr. Dolittle is asked for help, as the forest creatures fear that they will loose their homes to developers. So begins a journey where Dr. Dolittle tries to rehabilitate a circus bear in an attempt to have the forest declared a protected site by reintroducing a rare species of bear.
What made this movie entertaining? Good writing and a bigger role for Eddie Murphy. The animal characters are also given some very humorous lines and the banter that exists between themselves and him are very cute. Also quite well done was the ability to capture the necessary expressions on the animals and the voice actors' abilities to deliver the lines appropriately. I particularly liked the relationship that existed between Dr. Dolittle and Archie the circus bear.
If there was one thing that really took away from the movie, it was Raven Symone's performance. I watched this young lady when she started acting on The Cosby Show and after seeing this movie I wonder what happened. She seems to have taken a step backwards in her acting skills and to further take away from her performance, she is caked in makeup throughout the whole movie with the impression that she's got something better to do. Hopefully this isn't what to expect from her in future movies.
Overall, the movie was pretty entertaining with most of the humor coming from Eddie Murphy and the animal characters. But would I recommend going to a theatre to see this? No, this is a renter and not something that I would see more than once.