I sat down to watch the 2008 movie "Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief" immediately after having just watched the 2006 movie "Dr. Dolittle 3". However, I have to say that this movie from writers Matt Liebermann and Kathleen Laccinole just wasn't really as good as the predecessor.
Sure, "Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief" was watchable for what it turned out to be, but director Craig Shapiro just didn't really manage to turn the script into something as wholesome as the previous movie. Don't get me wrong here, because "Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief" was still a watchable movie, but it just lacked that particular something to make it outstanding.
The problem for me here, was the script, as I found it to be somewhat restrictive. The writers didn't really take the storyline and the potential and let it go to its full potential. So the narrative in "Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief" felt somewhat on a leash, pardon the pun.
It was good, though, to have cast members from the previous movie return to this fourth movie in the franchise and reprise their roles and voices for the animals. That definitely added something to the movie. The acting performances in the movie were good.
My rating of "Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief" lands on a four out of ten stars.
