directed by Tim Burton
Honestly speaking, I expected more hardcore. That’s Burton, after all. I really wanted to see creepy characters and felt anxious for the whole 2 hours. So actually… I’m slightly disappointed. Okay, I guess there’s no need for me to explain you what this film is about. If you don’t know who Dumbo is… I mean, really? I can’t accept it. So, I should rather focus on the film itself. It’s not bad, but it’s not a masterpiece either. Personally, I’m a huge fan of Burton’s productions and his style, but I think the problem here was the script. The responsible for it was Ehren Kruger and, in my opinion, he didn’t do well this time. Ethan and Tim don’t belong to the same category of artists, so I believe that script wasn’t written for Burton. Perhaps the story would be more acceptable if another director took care of it. However, I could see that Burton wasn’t fully himself and that film is only 60% Burtonised (how about such phrase?). And I can tell, at some point I was simply bored. Another thing I have in mind is the cast… not the best choices here… Colin Farrell – I’m sorry, but since “Phone Booth” (2002) it’s hard to stand his acting. And Michael Keaton as the bad guy… okay, I absolutely adore him and he’s a very good actor, but you can tell this role was supposed to belong to Depp. You can smell it. He was even acting like Depp would. Anyway, it is a bit of a spooky film with the most adorable animated Dumbo elephant. I didn’t cry, but I was “awwing” from time to time, I admit. So if you focus on that big-eared buddy, it’s a pleasant film. Oh and one last thing, quite a funny one. Maybe that’s why Keaton got the role. As you can see, we have Keaton and DeVito team again after “Batman Returns” (1992). Our superhero became a douchebag and penguin ended up in a circus. Life, ladies and gentlemen.
My rating: 7/10
S.
I have nothing to watch 