Synopsis
A group of beavers ask Dr. Dolittle to save their habitat from loggers. The only hope is to get the forest preserved because it's the home of a protected bear, but there's a problem: the bear's the only bear in the forest, so she can't reproduce. Undaunted, Dolittle persuades a circus bear to help out, but he has to teach him not just the ways of the wild, but the wiles of lady bears too.
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Cast
- Eddie MurphyDr. John Dolittle
- Kristen WilsonLisa Dolittle
- Kyla PrattMaya Dolittle
- Raven-SymonéCharisse Dolittle
- Steve ZahnArchie (voice)
- Lisa KudrowAva (voice)
- James AveryEldon
- Andy RichterEugene Wilson
- Lil' ZaneEric
- Denise DowseSecretary
- 80
Variety
Even more family-friendly than its immensely popular predecessor. - 75
Baltimore Sun
What makes the "Dolittle" movies stand out from this menagerie is the superb casting and matching of the animals and their human voices. - 75
New York Post
Wholesome entertainment that will please the under-10 crowd without boring their parents. - 70
Salon
The good-natured silliness of it all kept me laughing. - 63
Miami Herald
Cleaner, cuter animal antics. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Overall it's a funny film, but parents should decide if the anti-gay and misogynist elements are worth the laughs. - 40
Los Angeles Times
Its successful moments (and they are only moments) remind us that this is a squandered opportunity. - 30
Wall Street Journal
Ever so slightly defective in the area of coherence; it plays as if it should have been written by a committee but they didn't bother to convene one.