Review: Tim Burton’s 'Dumbo' remake is decidedly — and deliciously — dark
A newborn elephant with giant ears discovers he can fly in this live-action and CGI remake of a 1941 Disney classic. By Michael O'Sullivan Michael O'Sullivan Film critic and reporter covering movies and the people who make them Email Bio Follow Reporter March 27 at 8:00 AM Rating:
For another, the new story is decidedly, deliciously dark, veined with thin layers of Burton’s trademark macabre sensibility, which adds texture and tartness to the inherent charm of the story . Working from a new screenplay by Ehren Kruger, who wrote the first two American “Ring” films and other creepy tales, Burton has made a movie that does Disney proud, honoring the simple appeal of the source material while finding new emotional resonance in the narrative.
Kudos to the team of digital animators. Dumbo is as expressively adorable as any human actor in the film, which includes many nearly wordless turns by supporting characters as circus performers . The digital pachyderm is a fully formed character, even though, as in the original film, he never speaks a single word of dialogue. None of the animals do, even the tiny, uniformed circus mouse who replaces the first film’s chatty sidekick Timothy Q. Mouse.
Parents, heed me: “Dumbo” is a beautiful movie, but it’s PG for a reason. Tender hearts may flutter at some of the film’s scarier moments, which include the threat of flames and a sinister character who wears elephant-skin boots. The implications are morbid, especially for a Disney film.
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