Dr. Dolittle 2: Critic Reviews

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MovieWeb: 0 reviews

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RottenTomatoes: 50 reviews

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Ty Burr Entertainment Weekly (Top Critic)

50

Pure kiddie matinee stuff.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Mike Clark USA Today (Top Critic)

63

While this Dolittle does too little, it's harmless.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Rita Kempley Washington Post (Top Critic)

60

Murphy, who was upstaged by the talking animals in the original, brings bite as well as bark to the funnier sequel.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Jessica Winter Village Voice (Top Critic)

It's dispiriting to watch [Murphy] stand patiently by and concoct reaction shots for quipping raccoons and dancing bears.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Joe Leydon Variety (Top Critic)

The non-human actors are nothing short of hilarious.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Jay Boyar Orlando Sentinel (Top Critic)

An innocuous -- and disarmingly unpretentious -- family film.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Geoff Pevere Toronto Star (Top Critic)

Forgotten almost as quickly as it's watched.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Charles Taylor Salon.com (Top Critic)

Eddie Murphy goes animal crackers again -- and reminds us how truly funny he can be.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Kirk Honeycutt Hollywood Reporter (Top Critic)

Like any good vaudeville routine, this one is getting better with practice.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Peter Travers Rolling Stone (Top Critic)

40

A fast, fat paycheck for star Eddie Murphy.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Nell Minow Common Sense Media

60

Animal-vet antics a la Murphy; some potty humor.
Full Review » 1 year ago
Tom Grealis RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

20

Often tedious, occasionally cheap looking and always unimaginative, this should certainly put paid to any plans for a third installment. But, this being Hollywood, I wouldn't bank on it.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Chris Gore Film Threat

50

The script is lackluster and unambitious. Well, lame really. Eddie Murphy is truly the only reason to see DR2.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Christopher Tookey Daily Mail [UK]

Delivers an adequate number of laughs at the start and finish, with a noticeable sag in the middle.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Jean Lowerison San Diego Metropolitan

It does what it does well enough.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Margaret A. McGurk Cincinnati Enquirer

63

This more civilized Dr. Dolittle may be less zany than he used to be, but at least you can take the kids to see this one.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

75

The movie that the first one should have been.
Full Review » 10 years ago
James Sanford Kalamazoo Gazette

25

Murphy has reached a genuine low point. It's a thoroughly insipid, feeble-minded film that all but screams, 'We're only in it for the money.'
Full Review » 10 years ago
Mark Dujsik Mark Reviews Movies

63

Hardly ever elevates its humor beyond the mindset of a 10 year old.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Bill Chambers Film Freak Central

50

Certainly the special effects, designed by the wizards at Rhythm and Hues, reach a new plateau of believability for talking-animal CGI.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Andrew Manning Radio Free Entertainment

60

Better than the first one thanks to a funnier cast of animals, including a mob style animal group headed by the Godbeaver and Joey the Raccoon.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Ian Freer Empire Magazine

60

A likeable, sporadically funny movie that will satisfy the less demanding tot.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Jason Anderson eye WEEKLY

40

Genial but feeble follow-up to the 1998 hit.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Bruce Feld Film Journal International

Dr. Dolittle 2's plot is wooden, its pacing leaden, and anyone over the age of 12 is bound to find themselves yawning soon after the opening credits.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Tom Coates BBC

40

The kind of film that children may find amusing but their parents will wish that they didn't.
Full Review » 11 years ago