Dr. Dolittle Critic Reviews

Director Betty Thomas demonstrates her expertise at keeping indulgence at bay in even the coarsest of comic situations.Read the full review

Too many adults have a tendency to confuse bad taste with evil influences; it's hard for them to see that the activities in "Doctor Dolittle,'' while rude and vulgar, are not violent or anti-social. The movie will not harm anyone.Read the full review

Isn't as sharp or consistent as Murphy's "The Nutty Professor," but it's an amusing, lightweight diversion. Read the full review

There is the language to consider, but despite the film's slow start, small children should take to the idea of communicating with animals. Read the full review

Slim on story and rife with scatological jokes, the film may strike a chord with pre-teens but misses for an older crowd despite some nifty effects and broad humor.Read the full review

Dr. Dolittle does do a lot of stuff right. [ 26 June 1998, p. 12 E]Read the full review

It's a cloying, humorless motion picture whose only assets are the work of Jim Henson's Creature Shop and a couple of good one-liners by a pair of rodents. Read the full review

A complete waste of time and potential. Read the full review