Dolittle [Blu-ray]

"Dolittle," also referred to as "The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle," is a 2020 American fantasy adventure film based on the Stephen Gaghan, Dan Gregor, and Doug Mand collaborative screenplay adaptation of a "story" written by Thomas Shepherd, a pastiche inspired by the Hugh Lofting 1922 "The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle" novel and characters; it is the third film adaptation based on the 'Dolittle' character, after the 1967 musical 'Doctor Dolittle' starring Rex Harrison and the 1998 – 2009 'Dr. Dolittle' film series starring Eddie Murphy.Directed by the screenwriter Stephen Gaghan, the film stars an awesome cast of humans:Robert Downey Jr. as Dr. John Dolittle, a Welsh widowed veterinarian who has the ability to speak to animals.Antonio Banderas as King Rassouli, king of Monteverde, Lily's father and Dolittle's father-in-law.Michael Sheen as Dr. Blair Müdfly, an old schoolmate and rival of Dolittle.Jim Broadbent as Lord Thomas Badgley, one of the Queen's chairmen who sends Müdfly to thwart Dolittle.Jessie Buckley as Queen Victoria, the Queen of the United Kingdom.Harry Collett as Tommy Stubbins, Dolittle's self-appointed apprentice.Kasia Smutniak as Lily Dolittle, Dolittle's deceased wife and King Rassouli's late daughter.Ralph Ineson as Arnall Stubbins, Tommy's uncle.Carmel Laniado as Lady Rose, a maid of honor to the Queen who becomes Tommy's friend and love interest.Joanna Page as Bethan Stubbins, Tommy's aunt.Elliot Barnes-Worrell as Captain William Derrick, a British Captain Officer who follows Dr. Müdfly's orders.Sonny Ashbourne Serkis as Arnall Stubbins Jr., Tommy's cousin.Only to be outshone by the zoological cast:Emma Thompson as Polynesia ("Poly" for short), a wise and brave blue and yellow macaw with an English accent and Dolittle's most trusted adviser.Rami Malek as Chee-Chee, a shy but noble mountain gorilla.John Cena as Yoshi, a happy-go-lucky polar bear who wears a chullo because he is always cold.Kumail Nanjiani as Plimpton, a mischievous and critical but well-meaning ostrich who wears striped stockings and argues with Yoshi as well as carrying Dolittle around on occasion.Octavia Spencer as Dab-Dab, a helpful but deluded duck with a metal leg.Tom Holland as Jip, a loyal dog who wears glasses.Craig Robinson as Kevin, a cheeky-chippy red squirrel with a bad attitude.Ralph Fiennes as Barry, an aggressive and moody Bengal tiger with golden fangs, who lives on Monteverde and has a past with Dolittle.Selena Gomez as Betsy, a friendly Maasai giraffe.Marion Cotillard as Tutu, a French red fox who is best friends with Betsy and often rides on her head.Frances de la Tour as Ginko-Who-Soars, a fire-breathing dragon who guards the magical fruits of Eden.Jason Mantzoukas as James, a comical damselfly.Nick A. Fisher as Mini, a cute sugar glider.Tim Treloar as Humphrey, a humpback whale that Dolittle enlists.Jim Carretta as Arthur, a bearded mouse who was in Dolittle's beard before it was shaved off.Carretta also voices Leona, an octopus that belongs to Queen Victoria.Ranjani Brow and Kelly Stables as The Mice.Scott Menville as the Army Ant.David Sheinkopf as Don Carpenterino, the boss ant who is Dolittle's and James' contact on Monteverde.Will Arnett as a hare in one of Rassouli's prison cells, who wears an eyepatch and is a friend of Barry.And let us not overlook 'Styx', the walking stick insect spy, not listed in the cast, (reminiscent of 'Bowtruckle' in "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore").The adventure begins with Tommy Stubbins who accidently injures Kevin the squirrel. Seeing the mishap and the caring Tommy, the sympathetic "Poly" the macaw leads Tommy to carry Kevin to Doctor Dolittle for life-saving surgery. Successful, the adventure continues as the good doctor is summoned to attend another emergency of grave consequence.Released January 17, 2020, Running 101 minutes.Professional film reviewers, known as critics, have outdone themselves in being unduly critical, opining that the narrative and theatrics are in effect witless. Even Robert Downey Jr. expressed regrets about starring in the production. To them, I say, it is they who are foolish for being unable to appreciate the childish aspects of life. I found the film's story, the performers' characterizations, the animations, and the visuals wonderfully fantastic, fanciful, and delightful, giving flight to our imagination. The production is certainly not as brilliant or spellbinding as the 2002 "Dinotopia" or the 2019 - 2022 "His Dark Materials," but it is nonetheless enjoyable, entertaining, and great fun to watch.

Excelente, entretenida divertida sentimental

movie was “cute”. the animals and great graphics made the film… i did see most classic films and i saw theone with rex harrison as drdoolittle… in the context i give the movie a 80%. i would’ve been disappointed had i went to the movies. renting it was just fine… it was cute

A nice family movie.. nice story line too.

Nothing super objectionable in this, but it's really only enjoyable for young kids. Hard to sit through for the parents.Wooden performances...kind of surprised that Robert Downey Jr and Antonio Banderas would be involved in something like this. Downey as Doolittle was pretty much just a tremendously lackluster version of his inspired Sherlock Holmes. There's a bit of anti-hunting/animal rights preachiness but nothing you wouldn't get from Hugh Lofting's original Doolittle tales.

My son loves this movie

Don't quite understand why but R.Downey, Jr. never seems to disappoint. He was the perfect lead, the animals and animation excellent. We've come to expect the extreme in every genre of film but don't miss enjoying this excellent family movie.

We loved it.

Like the movie

En mal estado y audio español latino y no lo dice. Muy decepcionada

Excelente película, muy entretenida.

Great

Of course a movie like this is for a family with children, but I bought it for the 3D and I always encourage 3D manufacturers and that's why the 5 stars, not to mention that the 3D conversion was done beautifully and I consider myself a very picky person when it comes to 3D conversion and I don't like that process but as for this movie it was done properly.