Dumbo
A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.
Critics Sentiment
Milly gives Dumbo a feather and he flies to safety before the amazed audience
Mother Jumbo rampages to protect Dumbo and accidentally kills Rufus
The film jumps from the tragic separation of mother and child to the magical discovery of Dumbo's flight abilities, with sentiment rising 2.6 points between the rampage aftermath and the first flight sequence.
Dumbo receives mixed reception as a visually stunning but narratively cluttered remake that struggles under the weight of too many characters and subplots. While critics consistently praise the adorable CGI elephant and Burton's trademark visual flair, many feel the film loses the simple emotional core of the original in favor of busy spectacle. The flying sequences and mother-child reunion provide genuine moments of wonder, but cannot fully overcome complaints about wooden acting from supporting players and a paint-by-numbers plot that feels both overstuffed and underdeveloped.
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Colin Farrell
Holt Farrier
Michael Keaton
V. A. Vandevere
Danny DeVito
Maximilian "Max" Medici
Eva Green
Colette Marchant
Nico Parker
Milly Farrier
Finley Hobbins
Joe Farrier
Alan Arkin
J. Griffin Remington
Roshan Seth
Pramesh Singh
Deobia Oparei
Rongo
Joseph Gatt
Neils Skellig
Douglas Reith
Sotheby
Sharon Rooney
Ms. Atlantis
Michael Buffer
Baritone Bates
Zenaida Alcalde
Catherine
Miguel Muñoz Segura
Ivan
Frank Bourke
Puck
Ragevan Vasan
Pritam Singh
Phil Zimmerman
Rufus Sorghum
Zelda Rosset Colon
Anne Farrier
Lars Eidinger
Hans Brugelbecker
Crew
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