Looney Tunes: Back in Action

This ain’t no SPACE JAM, which in turn was no WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT, and while this is perfectly passable and watchable as kiddie entertainment, it’s vaguely dispiriting to see a terrific concept progressively diluted and watered down. Fraser and Elfman play the worst sort of overstated pantomime to Bugs and Daffy which effectively makes suspension of disbelief close to impossible; it’s left to Dalton (having fun doing a Bond send-up) and a brilliant bit of unhinged work by Martin as a narcissistic manic villain deluxe to keep the wobbly film on the rails. Might have expected more wit (and subversiveness) with Dante at the helm, though it’s nice he found a place for Dick Miller!