Movie Review: Dr. Dolittle.

One of my old favorite actor is Eddie Murphy, growing up he was one of my favorite and if possible, I can say I have watched almost all his movies, or movies he appeared in. My dad was a fan of his, so when he is buying any DVD movie, he always include movies of Eddie Murphy collection. I doubt anyone born in the 90s will say they don't know him. He is one of the Hollyhood star, and people loved him.

Today, I will be reviewing one of the movie he acted and even though the movie had a redo of it by Robert Downey who played the role of Iron Man in Avengers, nothing has ever come close to the first and original.

Dr. Dolittle.

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The movie is Dr. Dolittle is a movie that was released in 1998, but trust me, you will love it. The storyline is actually funny when you think of it. It started with little John Dolittle, who as a kid could hear animals talk. Not just barking, meowing or making random sounds, but real conversation like you and I are having.

Of course, in a regular African America home, if a child starts saying he is hearing goats and dogs talking to him, they will drag him straight to church for prayers, and that’s exactly what happened. After he was prayed for, the “gift” or maybe “curse,” depending on how you see it, disappeared.

Fast forward 30 years later, boom! The gift came back out of nowhere, and now as an adult doctor, he has to deal with animals chatting with him like they are neighbors gossiping.

One of the funniest parts of the movie was when Dr. Dolittle was still trying to convince himself that he wasn’t going crazy. Imagine a grown man arguing with a dog in the middle of the night like, who wins that argument? Then there was the scene with the rat and the guinea pig (voiced by Chris Rock, another of my favorite movie actor), always running their mouths and giving Eddie Murphy stress. The guinea pig especially was like that one friend who never keeps quiet but somehow you can’t stop laughing at.

After you finish watching the first part, it didn't end there, there is a second and third part. So after you enjoy the first part, there is always a second and third to laugh your stress away.

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What made the movie fun to watch wasn’t just the storyline, but the way Eddie Murphy carried the role. His facial expressions alone could make you laugh, and when you combine that with animals cracking jokes, throwing sarcasm, and literally having arguments with a human, you just can’t stop watching. The chaos of a man trying to live a normal doctor life while monkeys, dogs, and even pigeons keep disturbing him was comedy gold.

It’s one of those movies that never gets old, because the humor was natural and family friendly. You didn’t need to be a kid to enjoy it, and you didn’t need to be an adult either, meaning its a movie you can watch together with anyone, be it family or friends. It has a balance that worked for everyone. And that’s why, even with all the remakes, the Eddie Murphy version will always remain the classic. Yes, I said what I said.

I will rate the movie a classic 9.5/10. I will be keeping the 0.5 to myself. hehehe.

Thanks for reading. My name is Fashtioluwa.