Doctor Dolittle (EOTWS)

End Of The Week #6.1 extract: Doctor Dolittle (1998)

I remember watching this movie as a kid and being amused by it. Having re-watched it after many years... yeesh. With one or two funny moments and a few touches of Murphy's charisma (however watered down) this film isn't unbearable, but, undeniably poor nonetheless. 

We all know this kind of movie, it's the one with a star or two, a high concept and a bunch of family-friendly elements - here we have an array of talking animals (a subject that I don't even have a single care to delve into). Moreover, this is a remake. So, written all over this is 'plain money grab'. And this rings through the performances, the direction, the writing - everything. Clearly no one making this film cared that much, or had the talent to hide that fact. 

Ultimately, there's not much you can say about this kind of film. I simply wish I hadn't re-visited it.