Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Robert Downey Jr. | ... | Dr. John Dolittle | |
Antonio Banderas | ... | King Rassouli | |
Michael Sheen | ... | Dr. Blair Müdfly | |
Jim Broadbent | ... | Lord Thomas Badgley | |
Jessie Buckley | ... | Queen Victoria | |
Harry Collett | ... | Tommy Stubbins | |
Emma Thompson | ... | Poly (voice) | |
Rami Malek | ... | Chee-Chee (voice) | |
John Cena | ... | Yoshi (voice) | |
Kumail Nanjiani | ... | Plimpton (voice) | |
Octavia Spencer | ... | Dab-Dab (voice) | |
Tom Holland | ... | Jip (voice) | |
Craig Robinson | ... | Kevin (voice) | |
Ralph Fiennes | ... | Barry (voice) | |
Selena Gomez | ... | Betsy (voice) |
After his wife's death, Dr. John Dolittle (Robert Downey, Jr.) decided to hide from the world with his beloved animals. But he has to take a journey to a mysterious island to find a healing tree, which is the only medicine that can help the dying Queen Victoria (Jessie Buckley) in Buckingham Palace.
I was worried going into this that it would be awful based on early reviews. It turned out to be a delightful, humorous family movie with CGI that would put most films to shame. Yes, there are cheesy over-the-top jokes. Yes, a lot of it is silly. Yes, the plot is simple. It's a movie for children! Robert Downey Jr was charming, Michael Sheen was every bit that classic mustache-twirling villain, and Antonio Banderas surprised me with his performance! The child actors were impressive and believable, and the voice acting was cute and probably the funniest part of the movie. Again, let me say- this is a movie intended for children that can be enjoyed by adults who aren't expecting a drama of the year. Let your inner kid out and see a movie for fun. I thoroughly enjoyed this one!