Friday’s, March 29, release of the new “Dumbo” is based on Disney’s cartoon feature of “Dumbo” in 1941. Shortly after World War I has ended, Holt Farrier (Colin Farrell) returns to his children and the circus. His daughter Milly (Nico Parker) and son Joe (Finley Hobbins) care for the newborn elephant Dumbo because the mother was sold back to the original owner.
Circus owner Max Medici (Danny DeVito) begins to experience the woes of losing money and keeping his employees happy. Farrier’s young children Milly and joe quickly learn that Dumbo can fly, but Dumbo does not fly upon command, so convincing their dad and Medici becomes a challenge.
When financial futility seems eminent, and the circus soon to be a memory, Dumbo’s ability to fly lifts the circus to unimagined heights of success. I laughed out loud when the circus owner asked the dad why he didn’t tell him the baby elephant could fly. Farrier, the father said he didn’t know either, and Medici said he should listen to his children more.
Even with the circus’s new-found success, the conflicts commence, because Dumbo still wants its mother. The circus is relocated to Dreamland, run by V.A. Vandevere (Michael Keaton) and for insane money reasons, Vandevere gives the orders to have Dumbo’s mother killed.
I watched this movie earlier today at Airport Stadium `12 cinemas with my soon to be 2-year-old nephew and his father, and I was pleasantly surprised how entertaining “Dumbo” was for both adults and children. A solid three stars for the “Dumbo.”
Mark Schurr, aka, Izzy Schurr
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