'Dumbo': A flight of ele-phantasy that fails to soar

Ears to you, Dumbo.

You’ve seen a horse fly, a dragon fly, and even a house fly. And now that they’ve remade the classic 1941 Disney film Dumbo, you can see an elephant fly, in glorious live action.

And how is it? Honestly, it’s pretty much the same as watching any novelty act: it suffers from the law of diminishing returns. The first time you see an elephant take to the sky, it’s magnificent. By the time you’ve gone through four or five scenes of this same thing though, its effect becomes a little bit diluted.