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32 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100PremiereGlenn KennyPremiereGlenn KennyIt's flat-out comedy all the way, head-spinningly clever (you'll be talking about a sequence set in the Louvre for weeks) and always engaging. For my money, it's the comedy of the year.
- 83Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldThe film is an across-the-board charmer that should appeal to children as well as their parents, aficionados of animation and old-movie buffs who will be challenged to sort out the blur of seemingly hundreds of classic film references.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterIt will never be confused with the groundbreaking "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," but when it comes to a zippy live-action-meets-animation kid flick with plenty of grown-up gags, Looney Tunes: Back in Action does not disappoint.
- 80L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasThe movie looks like it cost a fortune, with Dean Cundey's glistening widescreen compositions and Bill Brzeski's towering, storybook sets providing the backdrop for seamless visual effects. What's more, it's equally rich in ideas.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyFraser and Elfman are goofily endearing even if they seem more sincere acting opposite the rabbit and the duck than they do each other.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceDante's masterstroke is to make the movie as visually and narratively unhinged as its source material.
- 50VarietyVarietyA not-inventive-enough romp that belches out gags at a rapid-fire clip but connects so sporadically as to leave the audience enervated but only sparingly entertained.
- 50Dallas ObserverDallas ObserverA mind-numbing, achingly post-modern advertisement for itself, which attempts to distract us from its highly merchandised nature by constantly referring to it. In other words, it's morally corrupt, but your kids will love it.
- 50Chicago TribuneMark CaroChicago TribuneMark CaroYou never lose awareness that Fraser and, particularly, Elfman are acting alongside creatures they can't actually see, and you constantly think you should be having more fun than you are. In the end, you want to ask the filmmakers: Is that all, folks?
- 42Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyThere are flashes of wit -- Speedy Gonzales muttering about political correctness and an arty chase through the Louvre. But there is also random flatulence, a.k.a. the stink of desperation.