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By Brian Lowry (913) for CNN (497) on 20 May 2019

Dumbo achieves a minor miracle, taking a challenging animated classic and completely refashioning it into an effective, often-charming live-action…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 03 Apr 2019

The latest entry in this dubious enterprise is “Dumbo,” a perfectly lovely 1941 animated movie that has been transformed by director Tim…

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By Anthony Lane (1,079) for The New Yorker (1,837) on 31 Mar 2019

The best parts of the new film, by a long stretch, are the flying sequences, in which Dumbo wheels around inside the tent…

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By Wendy Ide (1,500) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 31 Mar 2019

Something slightly disingenuous, perhaps, about the glib anti-corporate message of the film jars…

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By Luke Parker (63) for We Got This Covered (2,391) on 31 Mar 2019

Coupled with an uninvited human story at its forefront, Burton’s chilling style makes Dumbo nearly unrecognizable…

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By Oktay Ege Kozak (122) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 31 Mar 2019

The premise of a bunch of 1919 circus freaks whimsically conspiring to save an elephant from captivity should be an easy layup for Burton,…

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By Alan Ng (404) for Film Threat (5,156) on 29 Mar 2019

The Vandevere plot effectively turns the film from a cute animated story of talking animals into a thriller with corporate intrigue…

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By Kendra James (4) for The Verge (432) on 29 Mar 2019

Trailers that highlighted circus performance and relied heavily on the magic of the flying elephant and the colorful world of Dreamland made…

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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for The New York Times (9,847) on 28 Mar 2019

Ho-hum until it takes a turn toward the fascinatingly weird, the movie is a welcome declaration of artistic independence for Burton...Watching…

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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 28 Mar 2019

Whether this iteration of Dumbo is a good experience for you will depend on your tolerance for the familiar and the sentimental, and the joy…

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By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 28 Mar 2019

I suppose if you wanted to be really generous to the film, you could argue that this Dumbo takes a subversive swipe at Disney, its own corporate…

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By Alissa Wilkinson (499) for Vox (725) on 28 Mar 2019

Dumbo isn’t entirely unpleasant to watch — on the whole, it’s probably Burton’s best since Big Fish, whatever that’s worth — and…

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By Christy Lemire (1,262) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 28 Mar 2019

Tim Burton’s Dumbo feels like one of the big-eared baby elephant’s early flights: It’s adorable and earnest but it causes a lot of commotion,…

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By Matthew Dessem (24) for Slate (2,081) on 28 Mar 2019

The nudges and winks in Dumbo about Disney’s predatory practices are an invitation from filmmaker to audience to share a knowing chuckle…

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By Keith Watson (196) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 28 Mar 2019

Tim Burton manages to put his stamp on this clunky behemoth of a film, but in the end, the Mouse always wins…

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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 28 Mar 2019

Disney’s new Dumbo is one ponderous pachyderm, a live-action remake of the 1941 animated classic with a grim tone and a dead soul…

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By Michael O'sullivan (1,712) for Washington Post (9,851) on 27 Mar 2019

The new story is decidedly, deliciously dark, veined with thin layers of Burton’s trademark macabre sensibility, which adds texture and tartness…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 27 Mar 2019

It’s made with families in mind – the material will resonate with children and parents (thankfully) will be sufficiently engaged not to…

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By David Sims (534) for The Atlantic (1,046) on 27 Mar 2019

The film is just different enough to stick out amid the studio’s backwards-looking slate, and Burton, for the first time in years, shows…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 27 Mar 2019

Dumbo flies! The movie, sadly, never soars…

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