![]() This one does go all in and it sucks as the Loony Tunes being Looney are the moments of actual comedy not playing roles in other worlds. It has been years since I saw the original film (Since I was in Elementary School) so I wouldn’t be surprised if that film had the same problem. The Writing – The writing depends way too much on pop culture references and that is what brings it down. Characters only go through basic arcs so the extra time isn’t needed. Humor should not be long as jokes can get old fast and this film is a shining example of exactly that. Pacing – This film would have been improved by being half an hour shorter. The family dynamic works and the arc is simple but it isn’t bad. The main arc is him learning to accept that his son doesn’t love basketball the way he does and to accept he likes designing games. LeBron and his Family – LeBron does okay as does Sonequa Martin-Green as his wife and Cedric Joe as his son. They have great designs and I wish we’d seen them in 2D interacting more with the Looney Tunes. You have Anthony Davis as a harpylike member with wings, Damian Lilliard as a metal man who can manipulate time, Diana Taurasi as a nagasque team mate, Klay Thompson as a being that can switch between water and fire and Nneka Ogwumike as a Spider-like member of the team. Goon Squad – His son designed the Goon Squad off of All-Star WNBA and NBA players and they look cool. When they are Looney in their world the film showed how well they still can work but honestly not in a 2 hour film. Lola is the most normal of the bunch so provides a contrast to their antics. Whether it is Daffy’s ego or Bugs Bunny’s manipulations the Tunes function best in opposition to one another and conflict. Their chaotic and fun nature gives LeBron an arc of learning to have fun and it is cool seeing them in their element when they are all together. The Looney Tunes – Like what I remember in the original “Space Jam” the Looney Tunes are the best part. named Al-G Rhythm (Don Cheadle) kidnaps him and his son. The story follows LeBron James when he is forced to play a basketball game in the WB Server-verse after an A.I. Lee and written by a committee (Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier, Keenan Coogler, Terence Nance, Jesse Gordon and Celeste Howard). Without going into spoilers, this is a film I can’t recommend. It comes off feeling like it was written by a committee (it was) and it shows. Because it failed on these in big ways the film ended up being boring and a comedy shouldn’t be that. “Space Jam: New Legacy” is a film that could have been fun if it had embraced the core Looney Tunes comedy, focused on the core story and not depended so much on pop culture references that WB owns. ![]()
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