Eddie Murphy Movie:

Editorial Review:
There's something intrinsically funny about tactlessly truth-telling talking animals. And there are plenty of those--and laughs to go with them--in this 1998 reimagining of Hugh Lofting's children's story. Murphy plays the doctor in question, a modern-day San Francisco physician who discovers that he can understand what animals have to say. Director Betty Thomas makes the most of an amazing voice cast for the animals, led by Norm McDonald and including everyone from Garry Shandling to Julie Kavner to Albert Brooks. The story itself is pretty slim--will the conscientious doctor sign his soul away to a greedy HMO?--but Murphy makes the most of it, often providing priceless reactions to animal voices only he can hear. --Marshall Fine

Doctor Dolittle [Region 2] Reviews:
lame
2008-04-03 - what else can you say when you turn off the movie 40 minutes into it? the opening was funny, when he was a kid getting in trouble for talking to the dog too much. but as an adult, murphy's performance just seemed silly and the animals are all these jaded modern types. and murphy as a doctor? come on.. it didn't offend me, it just bored. he should have cleaned it up a bit and made it for the kiddies. for adults, this is a waste of time.

A West Virgiania Libraian
2007-10-09 - i thought this was a hilarious movie, Eddie Murphy plays Dr. Dolittle who discovers he has the ability to talk to animals.Hilarity ensues.

Dr. Dolittle 3
2007-09-26 - In watching Dr. Dolittle 3 I found the movie completely entertaining and delightful. I recommend this movie to all families, young and old alike, we all need laughter and this one was missing Eddie Murphy, this young actress surely captivated the show.

no barks or meows in this film
2007-07-10 - Dr. Dolittle is perhaps one of the funniest Eddie Murphy films around. Let's be honest- those of you who own dogs and cats, you've probably wondered what it would be like if they could communicate with you. Obviously they can't talk to you, but animals can feel so HUMAN sometimes, that sometimes you believe you can actually understand what they want and need. That's what makes this movie so funny. A variety of famous comedians do the voice overs for many of the animals in the film, and most of the time the movie maintains a humorous pace. I was laughing on several occasions, especially with the dog that Eddie accidentally hit with his car that triggered the whole "He can talk to animals" storyline (again).

The pigeons were also funny, who were communicating with each other like real husbands and wives who don't get along, and they actually went to Eddie Murphy for some kind of marriage counseling-type thing (I kid you not!) I also enjoyed the tree owl who had a stick stuck to his wings, and the drunk monkey. I think my favorite scene in the film was when word got around throughout the animal kingdom that Eddie could understand and help animals, and so Eddie opened the door to a variety of different animals storming into his place, demanding help since Eddie was the famous animal doctor. It's really a strange movie, but I had a good time laughing and enjoyed just about everything.

As you can probably guess, Eddie Murphy was the only person who could understand the animals, so whenever an animal talked to him and he talked back, the people around him were looking at him like he was crazy! That's another thing that made the movie so funny. A solid film that's funny from beginning to end.

Read the book instead
2007-01-11 - Just a note to those who were uncomfortable watching this film with their children; movies have ratings for a reason. This movie is rated PG-13, which tells you up front that it has content that is considered inappropriate for children. In this case, it is crude humor.
What I don't understand is why they made a movie with a story line aimed at a young audience, and then inclduded content that earned it a rating that recommends that a young audience shouldn't see it.