Being somewhat of a fan of both Brendan Fraser and Bugs Bunny, I went to see "Looney Tunes, Back in Action", and was quite entertained. This is not to say that the movie is all that funny, more silly really, but it's good entertainment even so. Daffy Duck is the one who holds centre-stage, and is both victim and hero. If there was any doubt, consider the names given to the main roles of DJ Drake (Fraser) and his captured super-spy father, Damien Drake (Timothy Dalton). The main fault is the film tries a bit too hard; it goes at a frenetic pace, and involves that constant theme of Hollywood movies nowadays, a plot by an evil megalomaniac to conquer the world. A muscular Brendan Fraser is accompanied by a rather thin Jenna Elfman, to counter the wildly wicked Mr. Chairman (Steve Martin) and his gang at ACME corporation. We have appearances by Heather Locklear and Joan Cusack, for good measure. Bugs and Daffy rival each other for top billing. What you expect is what you get, insofar as the seamless computer technology is concerned, and the movie is worth viewing for that alone. There are references to other movies, including, of all things, "Psycho"; plus the presence of Robbie the Robot, some Daleks, and the other characters from WB cartoons. The "Warner Brothers" are there, looking like Tweedledum and Tweedledee, played by identical twins, Don and Dan Stanton. So, if you want light-hearted nonsense, then this movie fits the bill. Looney is the word.
Review of Looney Tunes: Back in Action
