Tim Burton's live action Dumbo is as sweet and harmless as a big-eared baby elephant. Yep, Dumbo checks all the Disney movie boxes, but unfortunately it never does more than that. Don’t get me wrong, the visuals are wondrous at times, but fans of the director will be hard pressed not to feel a tad disappointed with just how "safe" it all is. Performances sometimes veer toward "scenery chewing," especially when Danny Devito's morally challenged ringmaster and Keaton's devious tycoon share the screen. But then there is Colin Farrell, who rather tenderly portrays a returned soldier of war. As for Dumbo, well, he’s there too - just as more of a “supporting character” this time around. Even so, it all works in the end: the emotional moments hit (albeit not as hard as the original animated film), the humour is effective, and those big magical instances land rather well. So while Dumbo will surely send you home with a smile on your face, it just might not be as wide of one as you’d hoped.