When the filmmaker lets the villain win early, somewhere around the midpoint reversal, I know I’m in for quite a spectacular end.

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Robert Downey, Jr.’s first starring vehicle since hanging up his Iron Man suit, Dolittle (out Jan. 17), opens with a dreamy animated sequence, which may be the most responsibly spent line item in its ...