One of the worst films to be ever nominated for the Best Picture Oscar and one of the weakest Hollywood musicals of the 1960s.
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03/15/09
Doctor Dolittle (1967)
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Reviews Counted:18
Fresh:5
Rotten:13
Average Rating:4.2/10
Synopsis: A musical about an English doctor who becomes disillusioned with human beings and travels off to commune with the birds and the beasts. After learning 468 animal languages, he sets off to find the... [More]
Starring: Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Newley, Peter Bull
Director: Richard Fleischer
Reviews for Doctor Dolittle
1 - 18 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Not even a decent performance from Richard Attenborough can save this disappointing production.
05/12/08
Top CriticDoctor Dolittle might be a little woolly at times but it's impossible not to be impressed by Rex Harrison and his marvellous menagerie.
05/12/08
Will put the kids to sleep, but may kill you.
05/12/08
Leslie Bricusse's adaptation retains the delightful aspects while taking considerable liberty with the plot. His music and lyrics, while containing no smash hits, are admirably suited to the scenario.
05/12/08
Top CriticIt's so clumsy and pounding that taking a child to it might be grounds for a visit from family services.
05/12/08
Glossy, overlong, but still fun kids' musical with Rex Harrison in good form.
08/14/07
[It] almost bankrupted the studio when audiences stayed away in droves. In retrospect, it's not hard to see why.
01/26/06
The music is not exceptional, the rendering of the songs lacks variety, and the pace, under Richard Fleischer's direction, is slow and without surprise. Indeed, toward the end it is perfunctory. Things happen mechanically.
05/09/05
Top CriticNo review available.
02/14/05
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12/31/04
The lush sets and presentation are a big disconnect with the silly story, but that ultimately turns out to be part of the joy of the movie.
04/17/04
No review available.
03/09/04
No review available.
07/26/03
No review available.
05/11/03
A major factor in the death of the film musical.
01/16/03
No review available.
08/15/02
Unfortunately -- even as escapist fare -- it's a failure due to its lifeless, meandering plot, and characters.
01/22/02
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