Maybe it's just me, but this movie stunk

Rating: 1/10 (27 March 2003)

If being a great technical achievement is basis for being a great movie, then let's give out 10's to all those 3-D flicks from the Fifties and Sixties. Don't want to do that? Then, let's judge it as a movie. OK, I just did, and it gets a 1 out of 10.
Maybe it's just me... But, I found NO appeal in Roger himself. None. In fact, I hated him. Annoying voice, annoying personality, NEVER a funny line, movement, or gesture. Well, if he was not funny, then he was likable? No. Not funny plus annoying is not a good start in a title character. And, Jessica Rabbit, how did Roger ever marry her. Why would he want to, no personality, flirt, just a sleazy trouble magnet. Further, why would she want to marry him?. A nerdy, screw-up. And, why was she drawn with such dripping sexuality? I was torn between hoping her gown would slip off, and wondering why I was thinking such thoughts about a cartoon. Weird. Sick. Yuck.
Hoskins did a yeoman's job, but most of his accomplishment was acting to the animated characters. As a character in a drama, I thought he came off a little flat. His character was ultimately very predictable.

You know, I don't even remember Christopher Lloyd... I guess he was an over-the-top bad guy. Shocker. Now, there is something every great movie should have: A cardboard bad guy, and an very unfunny cartoon as the good guy. NOT.
Now, the ratio between 1 and 10 ratings (a stat I check all the time) was almost 10:1. So maybe it was just me... If you rent it, make sure you have someone to talk to, because you won't want to waste time following the story. Just talk over it.