There’s simultaneously too much going on here and not enough. And among the recent slew of live-action re-dos of venerable Disney fare-from “Cinderella” to “ The Jungle Book” to "Beauty and the Beast"- it will surely end up being one of the least memorable. And the music from Burton’s decades-long collaborator Danny Elfman is frequently reminiscent of Elfman’s haunting score for “ Edward Scissorhands.”Īll these inevitable comparisons only highlight how inferior “Dumbo” is alongside the best of Burton’s work. “Dumbo” also offers a “ Batman Returns” reunion, with both DeVito and Michael Keaton reteaming with Burton, albeit with their hero and villain roles reversed. Specifically, though, the century-old circus setting can’t help but call to mind “ Big Fish,” especially with Danny DeVito once again serving as ringleader.
With his oversized ears that make him the subject of both awe and ridicule, Dumbo is a classic Burton misfit-the kind of character the director has focused on in twisted yet kindhearted fashion for the entirety of his career. Tim Burton’s “Dumbo” feels like one of the big-eared baby elephant’s early flights: It’s adorable and earnest but it causes a lot of commotion, and it only sporadically, haltingly soars.īurton’s live-action incarnation of the 1941 animated Disney classic consists of pieces of better Burton movies stitched together.
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