I don't often find myself writing about animated movies. My memories of cartoons from my childhood as a Baby Boomer are fond ones—I really loved them, especially Looney Tunes. Frankly, I think most animation being made now is too frantic and overly silly, and it doesn’t measure up to those older classics. However, for people who share that opinion, there's a new movie out that feels like a proper tribute to those earlier works, honoring them while also bringing in fresh, modern ideas—"Coyote vs. Acme.” The story picks up from the long-running comedy about the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote’s constant failures, and it cleverly combines animation with live action, similar to “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” (1988), through a new storyline. After realizing that his attempts to catch the Road Runner using faulty products from Acme haven't worked, the Coyote decides to sue Acme in court, with the Road Runner as a witness to all of those product mishaps—giving him easy access to the bird and bringing him closer to finally catching him. He gets this idea after seeing an advertisement for Albuquerque accident attorney Kevin Avery (Will Forte), who’s known for taking on cartoon product injury cases against Acme and its head lawyer, Buddy Crane (John Cena). But can Avery actually beat his old rival in court? What follows is a clever satire of corporate culture and legal proceedings where the two lawyers face off surrounded by familiar Warner Bros. characters—Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester, Tweety, Granny, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Foghorn Leghorn, and the Tasmanian Devil among them—shown in ways we’ve never seen before. The end result is a genuinely funny story with plenty of references from the original cartoons woven into a contemporary narrative that's unusual but doesn't feel out of place. It isn’t laugh-out-loud hilarious, but it's definitely amusing and manages to avoid the problems that hold back most modern animated movies. Dave Green’s third film will likely bring back warm feelings for audiences who grew up with these familiar characters, giving them some chuckles as they see them in a new light—a neat trick to pull off so well. Even if nothing else comes of this movie (though, considering how well it's done at the box office, I don’t think that will be the case), you probably won’t mind when it ends, because it has rightfully earned the traditional “That’s all, folks” ending we associate with these beloved cartoons.

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