Bugs, Daffy...and Jordan? Not as bad as they say, but...

Rating: Null/10 (30 November 2003)

Okay. This is NOT a tremendous success, and it really hasn't aged well. The voices are terrible. Few or none of the WB characters sound like the original inspirations. The inclusion of Jordan is just plain bizarre. Retains very little feel of the classic cartoons.
That being said...
It's not nearly as bad as some of the more poisoned pen reviewers on this site might suggest. First off, kids love it. It made a fortune at the box office. They love the character's hijinks and they love the basketball stuff (the game, the superstars, etc.). Some of our movie loving brethren across the pond and around the world may not appreciate the distinctly American past time of basketball (as some of the especially angry reviewers have noted) but we really dig it here. There are also some inspired bits here and there and some really funny stuff with Bill Murray. It is tragic, however, that the funniest scenes of a WB cartoon character driven film are the result of a human performance (and not a drawn one). All in all Looney fans all say they hate it, but most of us own it anyway. There are worse things to show your kids (and they really will like it) and there are glimmers of great scenes. The new LOONEY TUNES BACK IN ACTION is a FAR SUPERIOR film and I would make that your top priority, but Space Jam may pass the time until the newer film hits the DVD stands.