Dr Dolittle 1 -

Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)

You dislike crude humor, can’t forgive dated CGI, or expect a faithful adaptation of the classic literary character. dr dolittle 1

Ruff around the edges, but its heart is in the right place—and its jokes still get the loudest barks of laughter. John Dolittle (Eddie Murphy) is a successful, wealthy

Dr. John Dolittle (Eddie Murphy) is a successful, wealthy San Francisco physician who has built his life around order, precision, and suppressing the childhood "gift" that made him a family outcast: he can talk to animals. When a near-miss with a dog in traffic causes his repressed ability to come roaring back, his quiet life turns into a cacophony of barking, meowing, and squawking pleas for medical help. But it a wildly entertaining

Anyone feeling nostalgic for 90s Eddie Murphy, families with kids (8+ due to some mild potty humor), or fans of talking-animal movies that don’t take themselves seriously.

Dr. Dolittle is a certified time capsule. It’s not high art, and it’s certainly not the original 1967 Rex Harrison musical. But it a wildly entertaining, frequently hilarious family comedy that coasts entirely on Eddie Murphy’s charm and an absolutely stacked voice cast.