Dumbo Review: 5 Ups & 5 Downs

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5. Dumbo Is As Adorable As You'd Hope For

Dumbo 2018
Disney

The single element of this movie that works without fail is Dumbo himself, lovingly brought to life with cutting-edge visual effects which bring a tactile, "real" quality to the loveable baby elephant, exaggerated big eyes and all.

Though the visual effects prove inconsistent elsewhere, Dumbo is clearly where most of the VFX money was spent, and he does a fantastic job propping the movie up through some of its iffier portions.

If you love the original movie, seeing Dumbo brought into the live-action form is quite the delight indeed. It's a shame he doesn't have stronger direction and writing behind him, but even those flaws can't screw up an impossibly cute CGI elephant.

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