Critics Consensus: Although there are laughs to be had in Dr. Dolittle 2, its preoccupation with toilet humor and Murphy's restrained performance makes this a missed opportunity. Previous Behind The Lens. November 7, Common Sense Media. Animal-vet antics a la Murphy; some potty humor. August 15, Film Threat. June 21, Three Movie Buffs.
June 17, Film Quips Online. Daily Mail UK. San Diego Metropolitan. It does what it does well enough. Common Sense Says Eddie Murphy's animal antics are fun, with some potty humor. Mark Weller. Peter Boyle Calloway. Fred Stoller Fluffernufferman voice.
John Amos Jud. Larry Levin Writing. Craig Shapiro Directing. Betty Thomas Directing. Steve Carr Directing. Alex Zamm Directing. Nina Colman Writing. Daniel Altiere Writing.
Steven Altiere Writing. Matt Lieberman Writing. Nat Mauldin Writing. Doctor Dolittle. Dolittle 2. Dolittle 3. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts. Dolittle must help a group of forest creatures to save their forest. But with the aid of his mangy, madcap animal friends, Dr.
Dolittle must teach Archie the ways of true romance in time to save his species and his home before their habit is gone. So John held a meeting for every animal in the forest to not give up without a fight no matter what kind of animal expression they have and everyone agrees to do it and save their home. Dolittle Is Back. Rated PG for language and crude humor. Did you know Edit. Trivia Generally, when a large variety of animals appear in a scene together, like the animals rallying in the woods, the individual species were filmed separately using a technique called motion control.
A camera was set up and ran continuously as animals of each species were brought into the scene and placed on their mark by a trainer, then removed so that the next species could be set into position. When editing was complete the scene appears as if the camera was merely panning a single area filled with all manner of wildlife, standing in harmony at their union meeting.
Goofs The deer speaks with a female voice, yet has antlers and is therefore a male. Quotes Charisse : What am I supposed to do without my cell phone? Crazy credits At the end of the movie, besides the music, some of the animals have some small extra parts during the credits. Connections Featured in At the Movies: A. User reviews 86 Review. Top review. I have always thought that Eddie Murphy was pretty funny.
Here, he outdoes himself, especially his role from the original. There is more plot for him to work with, and most of his "animal conversations" occur with a circus bear he needs to release into the wild to mate with a female bear of the same species.
This will save both the bear type and the forest at the same time, as the bad guys want to tear down the forest. I thought this was a refreshingly funny film, with more emphasis on clean humor and plot and less on Eddie Murphy's schtick. Overall, I think it worked. It was a good movie for the entire family to see, and I think everyone will like it. Details Edit. Release date June 22, United States.
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