"A physician who can talk to animals embarks on an adventure to find a legendary island with a young apprentice and a crew of strange pets."
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I watched this the other night with my wife and son, all of us being Robert Downy Jr. fans. It is rated 5.6/10 on IMDb which is what I consider the meh score range. I don't typically pay attention to movies with below 6.0 scores, although there have been exceptions.

The movie is about an exceptional doctor (Robert Downy Jr as Dolittle) that has the ability to understand and communicate with animals. It uses life-like CGI to portray the animals that is fairly believable.

The voice acting is done by some Hollywood heavy-hitters like Rami Malek, John Cena, and Tom Holland as well as many others. You will recognize a few of them immediately.

While I had some laughs in the movie, I found the IMDb rating to be fairly accurate. There was nothing remarkable about the movie and it wasn't RDJ's best work. I still enjoyed watching it with the family but it isn't something I'd want to watch again if I didn't have to.

The CGI is decent, nothing stood out as awkward or goofy.

The animals have fun personalities and some good lines. I feel it would be good for a young audience where the animals would be more impressive and entertaining. RDJ and his animals are all misfits with their own issues to work throughout the movie (Think Wizard of Oz).

If you are like me and like Robert Downy Jr, you will likely like the movie far more than the rating suggests. Anything with RDJ in it is entertaining and worth watching in my opinion. It was really great to see Antonio Banderas show up in the movie, it takes a moment to recognize it is actually him.

The scenery is great in the movie, colorful and exciting. Throughout the movie, you have a feeling of adventure and danger. I think the biggest reason this wasn't a better movie is the goofiness of the animals and their personalities. For a younger audience than my son, I think this could be exciting, for us it was a bit goofy but mildly entertaining.

If you have kids under 10, I think this would be a great movie to spend time with them watching. I think it would really shine in the 4-8-year-old range.

I know I said the animals were some of the weaker parts of the movie, they did have some good moments and funny lines. I especially thought Kevin was entertaining.

I wouldn't rush out to watch this, but if you want a wholesome movie to watch with the family, Dolittle will be a fun choice.