This sequel is crazy in a mellow way. Odds are you will pronounce it either dull or charming.

| Original Score: C+ | Apr 30, 2024

The animals are adorable, the plot simple and the jokes funny. Don't be surprised if your kids want to "talk to the animals", not to mention bring some of them home, after seeing this one!

| Nov 7, 2019

Animal-vet antics a la Murphy; some potty humor.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 22, 2010

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Dec 6, 2005

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 30, 2005

Often tedious, occasionally cheap looking and always unimaginative, this should certainly put paid to any plans for a third installment. But, this being Hollywood, I wouldn't bank on it.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Feb 13, 2003

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 8, 2003

The script is lackluster and unambitious. Well, lame really. Eddie Murphy is truly the only reason to see DR2.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Dec 8, 2002

Delivers an adequate number of laughs at the start and finish, with a noticeable sag in the middle.

| Nov 10, 2002

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 30, 2002

It does what it does well enough.

| Oct 21, 2002

This more civilized Dr. Dolittle may be less zany than he used to be, but at least you can take the kids to see this one.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 15, 2002

The movie that the first one should have been.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 9, 2002

Murphy has reached a genuine low point. It's a thoroughly insipid, feeble-minded film that all but screams, 'We're only in it for the money.'

| Original Score: 1/4 | Jun 9, 2002

| Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 2, 2002

Hardly ever elevates its humor beyond the mindset of a 10 year old.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Feb 26, 2002

Murphy, who was upstaged by the talking animals in the original, brings bite as well as bark to the funnier sequel.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 6, 2002

Certainly the special effects, designed by the wizards at Rhythm and Hues, reach a new plateau of believability for talking-animal CGI.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 19, 2001

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 15, 2001

Better than the first one thanks to a funnier cast of animals, including a mob style animal group headed by the Godbeaver and Joey the Raccoon.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Sep 30, 2001