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Dumbo

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• Adventure
• Family

• 2019
• Tim Burton
• 107 mins
• PG

Summary

Period fantasy starring Colin Farrell and Michael Keaton. Cared for by kind-hearted handler Holt Farrier, a baby elephant with large ears revives the fortunes of a struggling circus. However, it's not long before the shady owner of a successful amusement park arrives, looking to exploit this unassuming young pachyderm.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Alan Jones

An interesting addition to Disney's roster of live-action remakes, director Tim Burton's masterclass in pathos and heart-stopping razzle-dazzle is an uplifting wonder. It's twice as long as its 1941 animated predecessor, but Burton uses the extra time to weave a charming tale of love, loss and family that's full of engaging characters. It's 1919, and baby elephant Dumbo, born with enormous ears, turns his handicap into a profitable concern for the ailing Medici Brothers circus (run by ringmaster Danny DeVito) thanks to the caring Farrier children. Meanwhile, their former star performer dad (Colin Farrell) is struggling with a disability of his own, having lost an arm in the First World War. But when the King of Coney Island (a twinkly eyed Michael Keaton) offers a partnership to DeVito so Dumbo can headline his new big-top attraction, financial venality rears its ugly head. With no talking animals, few songs (apart from must-have Baby Mine, which is cleverly inserted) and a brilliant bubble take on the beloved "Pink Elephants" sequence, Burton synthesises his past pictorial flair to produce a mix of stunning spectacle and pure magic, enriched by Danny Elfman's best score since Edward Scissorhands.

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6.2/10

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Cast

rolenameHolt FarrierColin Farrell (2)VA VandevereMichael KeatonMax MediciDanny DeVitoColette MarchantEva GreenJ Griffin RemingtonAlan ArkinMilly FarrierNico ParkerJoe FarrierFinley HobbinsPramesh SinghRoshan SethRongo the StrongoDeobia OpareiNeils SkelligJoseph GattMiss AtlantisSharon RooneyHans BrugelbeckerLars EidingerBaritone BatesMichael Buffer

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Theatrical distributor

Walt Disney

Released on

2019-03-29

Languages

English | French

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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