Dr. Dolittle . Weekly Alibi . 06-29-98

Dr. Dolittle

DIRECTED BY: Betty Thomas

REVIEWED: 06-29-98

This one baffles me, really. First of all, somebody in Hollywood had to decide that remaking the 1967 musical bomb Doctor Doolittle was a good idea. Then, some studio executive had to come up with the brilliant idea that Eddie Murphy would be the perfect replacement for Rex Harrison. The progress of logic in this little scenario escapes me. ... I'm not saying you won't milk some hearty laughs out of this comedy in which veterinarian Murphy is able to talk with the animals (grunt and squeak and squawk with the animals); I'm just saying that Hollywood is filled with idiots. If they ever do make a successful film, it's by pure accident.

--Devin D. O'Leary

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