Review of Dumbo (2019) by Trineo99 — 07 Apr 2019

First of all, baby Dumbo is the cutest thing ever and whenever he was on screen I only paid attention to him. The special effects team had to make a cute baby elephant with big ears and they did just that.

Now the acting in this film could’ve been better by certain people and others did their parts really well. One of those people was Colin Farrell, who played Holt Farrier. He stood out to me mainly because I really enjoyed his character and what he was going through and out of all of them I think he’s definitely the most relatable one.

For the rest of the cast though I could tell they were trying but probably should’ve been recasted for example, Michael Keaton as V. A. Vandevere. I’ve seen Michael Keaton be a great actor in other works but this just didn’t suit him.

The character seemed like it was created for Johnny Depp but Tim Burton couldn’t get him so he had to go with the second option. Also, I hate hating on kid actors because they’re kids but the daughter in this film was just bland.

But then again this is her first movie ever so I’ll give her a break. I do love the set designs in this film though. I also love the message in this film and I think there’s actually two now that I think about it.

Two things I would change if I could would be the pacing in the film and the ending. The pacing in this film felt slow until the end where it picked up way too quickly that it felt rushed. Which leads into how the ending was awkward and I didn’t feel like it was a good conclusion.

In the end, Dumbo is a good kids film or for people who like Disney movies. For everybody else though it’s a slow burn at best.