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    'Dolittle' Does A Lot, All Of It Terribly

    Robert Downey Jr.'s first post-Marvel-Universe foray "is a not a film. Dolittle is a crime scene in need of forensic analysis. Something happened here. Something terrible. Something inexplicable."
    by Scott Tobias Jan 16, 2020 2 minutes
    "Polly want a movie!": Dr. John Dolittle (Robert Downey Jr.) and parrot (voiced by Emma Thompson) are lost at sea in <em>Dolittle.</em>

    is a not a film. is a crime scene in need of forensic analysis. Something happened here. Something terrible. Something . Watching the film doesn't tell the whole story, because it doesn't behave like the usual errant vision, which might be chalked up to a poor conceit or some hiccups in execution. This one has been stabbed multiple times, and only a thorough behind-the-scenes examination could sort out whose fingerprints are

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