Coyote Vs Acme review
After being shelved as a tax-writeoff, this Looney Tunes reboot redraws the hapless hunter as the Erin Brockovich of the cartoon world
TL;DR
- The film is a live-action-toon hybrid based on a 1990 New Yorker gag about Wile E. Coyote suing the Acme Corporation.
- Wile E. Coyote, usually a psychopath, is reimagined as an underdog lawyer, the 'Erin Brockovich of the cartoon world,' suing Acme for faulty products.
- The movie satirizes America's litigious culture, corporate arrogance, and monopoly capitalism.
- Despite being shelved by producers Warner Bros as a tax write-off, the film was eventually rescued.
- It features animated Looney Tunes stars alongside live-action actors Will Forte as the lawyer and John Cena as Acme's counsel.
- The film is considered quirky and peculiar, with some laughs, but not a masterpiece.