Looney Tunes movie: It's what WB tried to make all along.

It's actually good. Well, there is one bad point: Steve Martin's role is either just overwritten or he's trying too hard to be Peter Sellers being Mike Meyers or whoever. But that can be largely overlooked.

Daffy isn't always second banana through the film, sometimes being an equal, and more than equal, with Bugs. The live action and cartoon character mix actually works. There were more Cultural References than I could keep up with at times. The jokes seem to be aimed at adults - and nobody, not even WB, is spared by them. While there are some cliches, they're used in a such a way as to actually be funny.

Unlike Brother Bear, which I saw Monday night, there is no message or moral. It's just a comedy-action picture and doesn't pretend or try to be anything more. Not every gag is a visual one. It might not be a real knee-slapper, but it is solid. And it is good. This is what Space Jam so desperately wanted to be and was not.

I'm still smiling when I think about this film. I'm not wondering why I paid to see it. I'm not wondering why it was made and who committed it. I'm wondering when I can see it again - and I do plan to see it again (I do not normally see any movie more than once if at all. THAT'S how good this picture is), in the theater, at least once more. Maybe more. And I want the DVD when it comes out.

Summary: WB finally made an animated film worth the price of admission.