Robert Downey Jr. doesn’t just want to be Iron man in the eyes of the youngest. “ I made a lot of movies for teens, I wanted to make one for kids. And since I’m crazy about animals … “ declares the star passing through Paris. So he started producing Dr. Dolittle’s Journey, a fantastic comedy directed by Stephen Gaghan, and embodies the hero of Hugh Lofting, an extravagant veterinarian who has the incredible gift of knowing all the languages spoken by animals …
Except that after the death of his beloved, Dolittle locked himself with his menagerie in his mansion, making himself inaccessible to any human being. When he is called upon to save young Queen Victoria in agony, he is forced to go to the end of the world in search of the only plant capable of healing the owner of his domain. Her future life and that of her animals is at stake.
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“ I love cats “
Epic adventure film, Dr. Dolittle’s journey kids have it all: Robert Downey Jr. has fun playing the oddball, Antonio Banderas, the terrifying avenger, and Harry Collet, the apprentice of Dolittle, will allow the youngest to pretend to be adventurers. But it’s the animals that will make them crack, from the smallest, like the squirrel Kevin who has an account to settle with men, to the strongest, like Yoshi the polar bear who hates the cold or Chee-Chee, the huge gorilla who is afraid of everything. “ My favorite is Barry, the tiger, and it’s no coincidence that I love cats, says Robert Downey Jr. He’s a completely insane predator who really needs to resume therapy … “
The special effects allow everything, so why not a dragon that Dolittle will have to purge. His colon is blocked for everything he swallowed to defend the tree of life, helmets, bones, armor … and even bagpipes. There, the writers may have pushed the plug a bit far.
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Dr. Dolittle’s journey
By Stephen Gaghan (United States, 1 h 41) with Robert Downey Jr., Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen …
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most
The attributed humor
To animals
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The least
A Lady Rose, relegated to the role of nurse
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