
Variety
It transforms a miraculous tale into a routine story by weighing it down with a lot of nuts and bolts it didn't need.
Full reviewDumbo, the animated 1941 Disney classic, gets the Tim Burton treatment in this live-action remake starring Colin Farrell and Danny Devito.
Circus owner Max Medici (DeVito) enlists Holt Farrier (Farrell) and his children to care for a newborn elephant whose oversized ears make him a laughingstock in an already struggling circus. But when they discover that Dumbo can fly, the circus makes a comeback, attracting entrepreneur V.A. Vandevere (Michael Keaton), who recruits Dumbo for his newest venture, Dreamland. Dumbo soars to new heights alongside a charming aerial artist, Colette Marchant (Eva Green, Casino Royale), until Holt learns that Dreamland is full of dark secrets.
LessIt transforms a miraculous tale into a routine story by weighing it down with a lot of nuts and bolts it didn't need.
Full reviewThere are thrills and feels but this reimagination of the delightful animation doesn't take flight often enough.
Full reviewWith production designer Rick Heinrichs, Burton forsakes his beloved gothic touches for an art deco style that lends it all a Gatsby-esque decadence.
Full reviewEven if the story starts to sag a little before the inevitable big finale, just relax and look at the screen. Every frame of this film could be taken home and hung on your wall – it's that pretty.
Full reviewThis live-action re-imagining of Disney's 1941 animated classic may be the sweetest film Tim Burton has ever made. It's also the safest.
Full review...despite a few underdeveloped characters and a score that occasionally gushes like a broken mains pipe, Dumbo is a tissue factory worth of sadness dried by a big top of colourful delights.
Full reviewThe filmmaker's overstuffed visual imagination and appetite for sinister gloom all but trample the enchantment of a tale that, at heart, is simple and whimsical.
Full reviewCome for the super-cute elephant, stay for Keaton and DeVito's glorious reunion.
Full reviewIs 'Dumbo' a fully-fleshed-out film with basic components like character arcs or conflict? Not entirely, no.
Full reviewWe aren’t aware of any way to watch Dumbo 3D in Australia. If we’ve got that wrong, please contact us.
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