Review of Dumbo (2019) by Tim Grierson for Screen International — 26 Mar 2019
This live-action remake of the 1941 Disney animated classic finds the eccentric, inconsistent filmmaker tapping into his career’s core emotional themes and, on occasion, Dumbo has the magic and wonder of his best work.
(And that blue-eyed baby elephant is awfully cute.) But there remains a frustrating impersonality — not to mention an audience familiarity with his well-worn aesthetic — that keeps the film from soaring all that high.
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This review of Dumbo (2019) was written by Tim Grierson and published by Screen International on 26 Mar 2019.
Dumbo has generally received positive reviews.
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