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movie review - Dumbo

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Toronto, 2020.02.16

This is a live-action kids' movie about a fellow who is trying to hang on to his family's circus. The titular young elephant is straight out of the uncanny valley and at times you could see the almost unbelievably well-cast human ensemble struggling with all the CGI. There's too much frantic action and lost-looking child actors in this one and I'm left wondering why this movie was made. The result is sadly forgettable.

Not recommended.

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