Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Colin Farrell | ... | Holt Farrier | |
Michael Keaton | ... | V. A. Vandevere | |
Danny DeVito | ... | Max Medici | |
Eva Green | ... | Colette Marchant | |
Alan Arkin | ... | J. Griffin Remington | |
Nico Parker | ... | Milly Farrier | |
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Finley Hobbins | ... | Joe Farrier |
Roshan Seth | ... | Pramesh Singh | |
Lars Eidinger | ... | Hans Brugelbecker | |
Deobia Oparei | ... | Rongo (as DeObia Oparei) | |
Joseph Gatt | ... | Neils Skellig | |
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Miguel Muñoz Segura | ... | Ivan the Wonderful |
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Zenaida Alcalde | ... | Catherine the Greater (as Zenaida Alcalde Alcalde) |
Douglas Reith | ... | Sotheby | |
Phil Zimmerman | ... | Rufus Sorghum |
Holt was once a circus star until he went off to war and returned terribly altered. Circus owner Max Medici hires him to take care of Dumbo, a newborn elephant whose oversized ears make him the laughingstock of the struggling circus troupe. But when Holt's children discover that Dumbo can fly, silver-tongued entrepreneur V.A. Vandevere and aerial artist Colette Marchant swoop in to make the little elephant a star.
A must see. 80 years after the eponymous cartoon, Tim Burton appropriated pertinently this story, preserving the magic and the poetry but modernizing it, by adding new characters and encrusting spectacular computer-generated animals. In particular, Dumbo is such a cutie and his look is a total success: his eyes are extremely expressive and he is so adorable. This is otherwise not a surprise for a Burton: the atmosphere is darker compared to the cartoon. In three words: I loved it!