The 2019 live action remake of Dumbo takes place in the 1920s after the end of World War 1. Receiving the review copy had no impact on the content of this review or the final score. Other than receiving the review copy we at Geeky Hobbies received no other compensation. We would like to thank Walt Disney Pictures for the review copy of Dumbo used for this review. In some ways the 2019 Dumbo improves upon the original film with fantastic visuals and a more detailed story, but it drags the story too thin and fails to reach the nostalgic levels of the original film. Despite not being the biggest fan of Dumbo I was intrigued to see what the live action remake would do with the story. Most of them have some interesting new takes on the classic films.
While not everyone is a fan of the recent influx of live action remakes of Disney classics, I actually don’t mind as none of the films have been bad in my opinion.
At barely over an hour long though not a whole lot happens in the film. The original Dumbo had some cute and nostalgic moments. While I like Dumbo, I don’t have all of the fond memories of the film that some people have. Originally created as Disney’s fourth animated film back in 1941, Dumbo is widely considered one of the classic Disney animated films.
