The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Animation · Comedy · Family · 2003
Fed up with all the attention going to Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck quits Hollywood, teams up with recently-fired stuntman Damien Drake Jr. and embarks on a round-the-world adventure, along with Bugs and The VP of Warner Bros. Their mission? Find Damien's father, and the missing blue diamond... and stay one step ahead of The Acme Corp., who wants the diamond for their own purposes.
Movie details
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
“How do they solve a mystery when they don't have a clue?”
2003 Animation · Comedy · Family 1h 32m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.4 / 10
Community rating
Fed up with all the attention going to Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck quits Hollywood, teams up with recently-fired stuntman Damien Drake Jr. and embarks on a round-the-world adventure, along with Bugs and The VP of Warner Bros. Their mission? Find Damien's father, and the missing blue diamond... and stay one step ahead of The Acme Corp., who wants the diamond for their own purposes.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Looney Tunes: Back in Action?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Joe Dante
Written by
Larry Doyle · Roger S.H. Schulman
Brendan Fraser
DJ Drake / Tasmanian Devil (voice) / She-Devil (voice) / Self
Jenna Elfman
Kate
Steve Martin
Mr. Chairman
Joe Alaskey
Bugs Bunny-Daffy Duck / Beaky Buzzard / Sylvester / Mama Bear (voice)
Jeff Bennett
Yosemite Sam / Foghorn Leghorn / Nasty Canasta (voice)
Timothy Dalton
Damien Drake
Billy West
Elmer Fudd / Peter Lorre (voice)
Court is in session
Put Looney Tunes: Back in Action on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.