Chuck Jones and Tom and Jerry were part of my childhood and are still among my favourites, so I'm always hoping for something from them to be good. Chuck Jones' Tom and Jerry cartoons have been hit(Snowbody Loves Me) and-miss(Matinée Mouse), they are much better than the abominable Gene Deitch output but even the best of them aren't anywhere near classic status. For me O-Solar Meow is one of his weaker ones. It is not terrible by all means, Tom and Jerry are great fun and likable with the chemistry between them still intact, the concept is good with some nice ideas and cute moments and I do enjoy Tom's Grinch-like expressions. Much of O-Solar Meow though I do find unremarkable. Other than Tom's expressions, I really didn't care for the animation with everything looking scratchy and flatly coloured. The pacing is rather sluggish and the story's execution is routine and doesn't do enough with the concept. They are not helped by the gags which had some cuteness but their humour seemed rather forced and the really dull and unmemorable music. So overall, hardly disastrous but could have been much better. 4/10 Bethany Cox