Dumbo is a baby elephant born with over-sized ears and a supreme lack of confidence. But thanks to his even more diminutive buddy Timothy the Mouse, the pint-sized pachyderm learns to surmount all obstacles.
Although Dumbo offers no startling innovations in animated cartooning, it is probably Disney's best all-round picture to date.
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TIME Magazine,
3 Nov 2009
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A film you will never forget.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
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One of the best of Disney's animated features.
– Stephen Garrett,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
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There's a pleasant little story, plenty of pathos mixed with the large doses of humor, a number of appealing new animal characters, lots of good music, and the usual Disney skillfulness in technique.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
28 Aug 2008
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It's one of Disney's most charming and perfectly proportioned films, uninflated by the cultural pretensions Uncle Walt was fond of slipping in.