Doctor Dolittle 2 2001

Critics score:
42 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: Like most other talking-animal movies, it winds up talking down to its audience. Read more

Ebert & Roeper: Read more

Susan Stark, Detroit News: [Murphy's] performance is a testament to his endless energy, wit and imagination. Read more

Nancy Churnin, Dallas Morning News: Dr. Dolittle 2 has been worth the wait. Read more

Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star: Forgotten almost as quickly as it's watched. Read more

A.O. Scott, New York Times: Offers benign Darwinian amusement for young animal lovers and parents in search of 90 minutes of air-conditioning. Read more

John Zebrowski, Seattle Times: It's silly, but it means well, which is definitely more than can be said about a lot of movies coming out this summer. Read more

Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: It's not as clever as Shrek or as action-packed as Atlantis, but for my money, Dr. Dolittle 2 wins the prize for most charming kid flick of the summer. Read more

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: With the application of more intelligence and a different sensibility, this could have been a good film instead of one that's content with not being a complete waste of time. Read more

Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle: Just because the effects are special doesn't mean the movie is, too. Read more

Paul Tatara, CNN.com: Thanks to the wildlife, this is a well-intentioned and fairly inventive kids' movie. Read more

Steven Rosen, Denver Post: While it'd be silly to hold a movie like this to too strict a standard, one should expect it to at least respect its own premise. Read more

Ty Burr, Entertainment Weekly: Pure kiddie matinee stuff. Read more

Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: They should have called it Dr. Doo-Doo. Read more

John Anderson, Newsday: Uneven, but good-natured and occasionally very funny. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: The absence of a strong plot-related motivation for the movie has led to complete creative bankruptcy. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: A cute, crude and good-hearted movie. Read more

Charles Taylor, Salon.com: Eddie Murphy goes animal crackers again -- and reminds us how truly funny he can be. Read more

Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle: Do little says it all. Read more

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Mike Clark, USA Today: While this Dolittle does too little, it's harmless. Read more

Joe Leydon, Variety: The non-human actors are nothing short of hilarious. Read more

Jessica Winter, Village Voice: It's dispiriting to watch [Murphy] stand patiently by and concoct reaction shots for quipping raccoons and dancing bears. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: Eddie Murphy funny? Not here. Read more

Rita Kempley, Washington Post: Murphy, who was upstaged by the talking animals in the original, brings bite as well as bark to the funnier sequel. Read more