
Dolittle
Taste attributes: adventurefamilyfantasyanimalscomedyvehiclesfastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming quest
"He's just not a people person."
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, good-natured fantasy film: breezy and stylish. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: very fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
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Synopsis
After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with only his menagerie of exotic animals for company. But when the young queen falls gravely ill, a reluctant Dolittle is forced to set sail on an epic adventure to a mythical island in search of a cure, regaining his wit and courage as he crosses old adversaries and discovers wondrous creatures.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Adventure
- Year
- 2020
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Perfect World Pictures
- Taste scores
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