{"id":48860,"date":"2020-02-13T15:39:55","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T15:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=48860"},"modified":"2020-10-30T17:27:15","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T17:27:15","slug":"dolittle-review-a-whale-powered-voyage-of-disappointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/dolittle-review-a-whale-powered-voyage-of-disappointment","title":{"rendered":"Dolittle Review: A whale-powered voyage of disappointment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Star-ratings-InterCardiff-625x173.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48892\" width=\"156\" height=\"43\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Star-ratings-InterCardiff-625x173.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48892\" width=\"156\" height=\"43\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How this colossally budgeted animal adventure fails to deliver and why a film about the local Welshman who inspired Downey Jr\u2019s performance would have been more interesting. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"535\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Dolittle-promotional-material-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Dolittle-promotional-material-2.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Dolittle-promotional-material-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Dolittle-promotional-material-2-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Dolittle-promotional-material-2-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Dolittle-promotional-material-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Dolittle-promotional-material-2.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Dolittle-promotional-material-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Dolittle-promotional-material-2-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Dolittle-promotional-material-2-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The movie draws  from The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting. CC: Universal Pictures. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert Downey Jr. leads an all-star cast across the Victorian high seas but Dolittle crashes short of its ambition and sinks below the Rex Harrison and Eddie Murphy led adaptations of the animal-talking doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr John&nbsp;<span data-contrast=\"auto\" class=\"tadv-format-panel\">Dolittle (Downey Jr.)<\/span>&nbsp;<span data-contrast=\"auto\" class=\"tadv-format-panel\">begins the story as a&nbsp;recluse, whose wife\u2019s tragic passing has caused him to&nbsp;shun&nbsp;life as a famed doctor and shut himself away, sharing only the company of animals.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\" class=\"tadv-format-panel\">Before long though he is called to adventure by a young boy called Tommy<\/span> (Harry Collett), <span data-contrast=\"auto\" class=\"tadv-format-panel\">struggling to find his place in the world and Lady Rose (Carmel Laniado), a young girl in a need of a cure for her dying Queen.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are introduced to a host of not particularly subtle CGI animals voiced by Oscar winners like Rami Malek and Emma Thomspon, alongside other stars including Tom Holland, John Cena and Selena Gomez. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Dolittle - &quot;Official Trailer&quot;\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zjm6rDgKNMY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Dolittle - &quot;Official Trailer&quot;\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zjm6rDgKNMY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The story ambles along predictably from one expensive set-piece to another, without any major plot guffs and manages to generate occasional laughs. There is one particular highlight involving a whale harness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, at no point does it come close to the quality of similarly themed The Pirates of the Caribbean or to justifying its reported $175 million budget. One issue is that the film is hopeless at balancing everybody. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plimpton the ostrich (Kumail Nanjiani) and Kevin the squirrel (Craig Robinson) deliver some of Dolittle&#8217;s funniest lines but they are obscured by a mass menagerie of irrelevant characters that get crammed into the 101-minute run-time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the convincing and fierce Lady Rose is left behind to stare out of the window while everyone else goes questing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Dolittle-promotional-material-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49286\" width=\"760\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Dolittle-promotional-material-2-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Dolittle-promotional-material-2-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Dolittle-promotional-material-2-1-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Dolittle-promotional-material-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49286\" width=\"760\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Dolittle-promotional-material-2-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Dolittle-promotional-material-2-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Dolittle-promotional-material-2-1-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Downey Jr. plays Welsh while Michael Sheen is an English villain. CC:  Universal Pictures  <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And then there\u2019s Robert Downey Jr.\u2019s Welsh accent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His impersonation of a Welshman might have provided an amusing surprise to the audience of a late-night chat show but for a full-length feature it\u2019s distractingly awkward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Downey Jr. revealed on a recent episode of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast that he didn\u2019t want to do another English accent so he googled \u2018weirdest Welsh doctor\u2019 and discovered William Price, who became the inspiration for his performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in Rudry just over half an hour from Cardiff, William Price was an eccentric 19<sup>th<\/sup> century doctor whose escapades could have provided something substantially more interesting to the big screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Price was a prominent surgeon as well as a self-styled druid with a passion for social reform and walking around naked. His quirky legacy also includes contributions to the National Health Service in South Wales and a significant role in the legalisation of cremation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/William-Price-Statue.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49174\" width=\"763\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/William-Price-Statue.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/William-Price-Statue-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/William-Price-Statue-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/William-Price-Statue.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49174\" width=\"763\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/William-Price-Statue.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/William-Price-Statue-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/William-Price-Statue-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption> A statue of William Price can be found in Llantrisant. CC: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>All this means to Dolittle is a cringey central character and a string of odd references to Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These include shoehorned-in welsh phrases, whales with Welsh accents (get it!) and a leek, which Dolittle proudly proclaims is \u201cthe national emblem of Wales\u201d before shoving it up a creature\u2019s backside to relieve its constipation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps the most astonishing thing about that last scene however is that despite the ludicrous shenanigans, performed by a group of immensely talented actors, it still manages to be pretty dull.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that is the biggest problem with Dolittle, the film is simply not that entertaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Conclusion&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Star-ratings-InterCardiff-625x173.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48892\" width=\"156\" height=\"43\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Star-ratings-InterCardiff-625x173.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48892\" width=\"156\" height=\"43\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Might keep children entertained for 101 minutes but don&#8217;t expect much. 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