Doctor Dolittle 2 (2001)
It’s not unusual for sequels to not live up to their originals, and while Doctor Dolittle 2 isn’t as good as the first Eddie Murphy comedy, it’s still entertaining enough to watch. In this second installment, the medical doctor who can speak to animals is celebrated and praised. He’s famous and has little time for his family anymore, which his wife and kids don’t like. His wife, Kristen Wilson, calls on him to work on their marriage, and his older daughter, Raven-Symoné, has incredible hostility towards him. The younger daughter, Kyla Pratt, had more of a focus in the first movie, but not so much in this one. Raven is sixteen and interested in dancing and dating, not her dad’s embarrassing animal talk. Can Eddie repair the damage to his family while also helping all his regular animal patients and making a difference to the national forests?
I made it sound dramatic, but don’t worry; this kiddie movie is even sillier than the first one. Eddie gets drawn into an argument about destroying part of a preserved land, claiming that he can get a circus bear to turn into a wild bear and populate the species. Can you guess who the bear voices are? You’ll have to wait until the end credits to find out who all the voices are, and it’s a lot of fun to try and figure them out. The only bad news about this movie is it’s the last one with Eddie Murphy in it. Doctor Dolittle 3 focuses on the same family, but he’s traveling and is only contacted on a one-way phone call with his wife. So treasure these two while you can!
DLM Warning: If you suffer from vertigo or dizzy spells, like my mom does, this movie might not be your friend. When the chameleon is first taken out of the box, the camera takes his POV for a few seconds. Also, when the pigeons “open fire”, the camera swerves around from the right to the left for about ten seconds, and it will make you sick. In other words, “Don’t Look, Mom!”
More Eddie Murphy movies here!
Be sure to check out Hot Toasty Rag's review of 1998's Doctor Dolittle here!
I made it sound dramatic, but don’t worry; this kiddie movie is even sillier than the first one. Eddie gets drawn into an argument about destroying part of a preserved land, claiming that he can get a circus bear to turn into a wild bear and populate the species. Can you guess who the bear voices are? You’ll have to wait until the end credits to find out who all the voices are, and it’s a lot of fun to try and figure them out. The only bad news about this movie is it’s the last one with Eddie Murphy in it. Doctor Dolittle 3 focuses on the same family, but he’s traveling and is only contacted on a one-way phone call with his wife. So treasure these two while you can!
DLM Warning: If you suffer from vertigo or dizzy spells, like my mom does, this movie might not be your friend. When the chameleon is first taken out of the box, the camera takes his POV for a few seconds. Also, when the pigeons “open fire”, the camera swerves around from the right to the left for about ten seconds, and it will make you sick. In other words, “Don’t Look, Mom!”
More Eddie Murphy movies here!
Be sure to check out Hot Toasty Rag's review of 1998's Doctor Dolittle here!