Coyote Vs Acme Returns After Warner Bros Tax Write-Off, Earning Mixed Reviews
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Updated · The Guardian · Aug 20
Coyote Vs Acme Returns After Warner Bros Tax Write-Off, Earning Mixed Reviews
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Aug 20
Summary
"Coyote Vs Acme" has resurfaced after Warner Bros shelved it as a tax write-off, with critics calling the rescued film watchable but far from a masterpiece.
Dave Green’s live-action/animation hybrid reworks a 1990 Ian Frazier New Yorker gag, casting Wile E. Coyote as a plaintiff suing Acme over its repeatedly disastrous gadgets.
Will Forte plays the coyote’s underdog lawyer and John Cena Acme’s slick counsel, as the film targets litigious culture, corporate arrogance and monopoly power.
Reviewers say the movie’s obsessive, hyperactive style can be exhausting, but its oddball courtroom premise and Looney Tunes fan appeal still deliver some laughs.