Here's what the critics have to say about RobertDowneyJr's Dolittle
— is set in Victorian England and picks up seven years after Downey's Dolittle, an eccentric doctor who can communicate with animals, lost his wife. He has since isolated himself at his home, Dolittle Manor, with just animals to keep him company. But when the queen becomes sick, he goes on a voyage to a mythical island to find a cure.
Starring in live-action roles are Antonio Banderas, Jim Broadbent and Michael Sheen, while A-listers such as Octavia Spencer, Emma Thompson, Rami Malek, John Cena and Marion Cotillard lend their voices to animated characters. Compared to its bright and starry cast, though, reviewers found the latest re-imagination of the literary classic to be rather dim.
McCarthy went on to say that he felt Downey's performance was lacking. "There’s a recessive quality to Downey’s performance — odd coming from this normally irrepressible extrovert — that, from the outset, leaves the impression less of a realized character than of an actor feeling his way toward an eccentric figure that isn’t quite there yet," McCarthy wrote. "It never does gel."'s pacing.
' Richard Roeper went as far as to brand Dolittle "the first serious contender for Wasted Opportunity of the Decade." Roeper elaborated, "The adventures at sea and on the islands play out like low-rent, animal-centric scenes from amovie. By the time the doc endures massive dragon flatulence while performing emergency surgery on the fire-breathing creature,Roeper also criticized Downey's performance.
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