Disney does a full-length Warner Bros. cartoon

Rating: Null/10 (22 December 2000)

This is one of the best movies I've seen all year. Not a Disney musical at all. The only songs are the opening and closing credits (by Tom Jones and Sting, respectively). Instead, it's the animated tale of redemption.
Now, it's a silly movie. The humor is hardly highbrow. A lot of it relies upon the snideness of David Spade's persona, but I like that sort of thing and I laughed all the way through it.
And with Eartha Kitt in this, it becomes that much better. She makes the perfect villain (and with a small nod to her past as Catwoman from the old TV Batman series).
The jokes come fast and furious with the jabs and barbs hitting everyone, including the movie, itself. Dare I say it? Yes, I do. Disney has finally figured out that spark of zaniness that has always been a hallmark of Warner Brothers cartoons. I've always felt that Warner Brothers knew how to make a short while Disney knew how to make a full-length and never the twain shall meet. And that was because silliness is hard to maintain for very long while condensing sweetness down to such a short time makes it cloying. Well, Disney has figured out the former.
If you can't handle silly, if you're looking for real meaning, if you can't appreciate sheer ridiculousness simply for its own sake, then you'll hate this movie.
If you appreciate following the joke where it leads, if you can go with the gag without worrying that it doesn't make logical sense, if you like the sidetracks better than the main path, this is a must see.