Review of Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) by Jackson W — 14 May 2014

I'm usually a huge fan of Robert Zemeckis, he always seems to know what he's doing. And to be honest, he knows what he's doing here too. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a very entertaining film mostly for it's comedy and innovation.

Good: The fact that real people can talk to cartoons. Yeah, even as a kid, I found that really cool how they could make that work. I don't know why I was never really introduced to this film because of that reason, it's just cool. There's a lot of fun characters and I do like how they combine Disney characters with Warner Bros. and so forth. The jokes strike a chord at just how awkwardly hilarious they fit into the script. The guy's brother dies because a piano falls on his head. I have to admit, that got a giggle out of me. And then of course you have Jessica Rabbit who isn't even an animal but is just drawn to be an unreasonably seductive character that no doubt draws attention. But to be fair, she's a pretty fun character as well. She's not just the bland "hot chick" you see in most of these films, she gets a good line every now and again.

Bad: My main gripe with this film is that it's a kids film that's not for kids. Usually I like to give kids more credit than most and think that they can handle the rough stuff but this movie is really adult. Drinking, smoking, and even a wink at adultery in a movie about cartoons. How could kids innocently watch this film? I know if I had kids, they wouldnt watch it til they were older. On top of that, the plot about the freeway was kind of convoluted. Who was wanting to own Toon Town again? It was all just pieced together weird.

Review: Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a very fun film. I wouldn't say it is one of the best of all Disney films, and like I said it's very mature. But at the same time, it is unique. You'll get some enjoyment out of it, that is, if you don't hate toons.