Release Date:
Friday, November 14, 2003
Our heart goes out to Brendan Fraser; aside from his Mummy hits, the poor guys been chasing that elusive good role all his life. And with his turn as the human hero in Looney Tunes: Back in Action, it seems as if hes given up for good, accepting the eternal humiliation that comes with playing second-banana to his cartoon counterparts (see also Monkeybone).
In Looney Tunes, Fraser plays D.J. Drake, a frustrated stuntman who works security on the lot of Warner Brothers studios, a magical land where cartoon characters are real. (Yep, it took these people 15 years to rip off Who Framed Roger Rabbit?) Drakes actor father, who is secretly a spy, needs D.J.s help in retrieving a supernatural diamond and saving his ass from the evil Acme Corporation that is hell-bent on his murder. Bugs and Daffy go along for the ride, but, man, its like their hearts arent even in this one. And apparently someone at Warner Brothers has juicy photos of both Steve Martin and Timothy Dalton in an illicit sex orgyhow else to explain their involvement in this tired, hackneyed mess? Its hard to believe this film actually kept its PG rating, considering its graphically violent content (lotsa bombs, lotsa guns, lotsa anvil maimings), but at least now we have a movie we can recommend to our retarded little cousin.
In Looney Tunes, Fraser plays D.J. Drake, a frustrated stuntman who works security on the lot of Warner Brothers studios, a magical land where cartoon characters are real. (Yep, it took these people 15 years to rip off Who Framed Roger Rabbit?) Drakes actor father, who is secretly a spy, needs D.J.s help in retrieving a supernatural diamond and saving his ass from the evil Acme Corporation that is hell-bent on his murder. Bugs and Daffy go along for the ride, but, man, its like their hearts arent even in this one. And apparently someone at Warner Brothers has juicy photos of both Steve Martin and Timothy Dalton in an illicit sex orgyhow else to explain their involvement in this tired, hackneyed mess? Its hard to believe this film actually kept its PG rating, considering its graphically violent content (lotsa bombs, lotsa guns, lotsa anvil maimings), but at least now we have a movie we can recommend to our retarded little cousin.