A little slow on the take-off, a lot slower through the middle, and if it was not for the cute talking animals it would have been totally stopped before the predictable ending came through.
Eddie Murphy's character of John Dolittle comes off as a cross between Dr. Dolittle (the Rex Harrison version), Dr. Ben Casey and Jimmy Hoffa (not the Jack Nicholson version either). At first look, he seems to have a difficult time deciding whether he is a Medical Doctor of Humans or a Dr. Ruth for the animal world. Next, he is in the forest "organizing" the animals into a world-wide "wildcat strike" (pun intended).
The film contains a predictable plot line, with some notable laughs along the way that are too far apart to save it. Several unexplained sub-plots detract from what enjoyable entertainment there is to derive from the main plot.
Don't even bother with it on Pay-Per-View, wait for the release of the DVD or Video or better yet, wait for it on network TV when its free. It won't take that long for it to make the transition and you won't miss the portions they cut out for the commercials.
Eddie Murphy's character of John Dolittle comes off as a cross between Dr. Dolittle (the Rex Harrison version), Dr. Ben Casey and Jimmy Hoffa (not the Jack Nicholson version either). At first look, he seems to have a difficult time deciding whether he is a Medical Doctor of Humans or a Dr. Ruth for the animal world. Next, he is in the forest "organizing" the animals into a world-wide "wildcat strike" (pun intended).
The film contains a predictable plot line, with some notable laughs along the way that are too far apart to save it. Several unexplained sub-plots detract from what enjoyable entertainment there is to derive from the main plot.
Don't even bother with it on Pay-Per-View, wait for the release of the DVD or Video or better yet, wait for it on network TV when its free. It won't take that long for it to make the transition and you won't miss the portions they cut out for the commercials.