Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
Fed up with all the attention going to Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck quits Hollywood, teams up with recently-fired stuntman Damien Drake Jr. and embarks on a round-the-world adventure, along with Bugs and The VP of Warner Bros. Their mission? Find Damien's father, and the missing blue diamond... and stay one step ahead of The Acme Corp., who wants the diamond for their own purposes.
Looney Tunes: Back in Action is a live-action/animation hybrid that leans heavily into meta-humor and cartoon anarchism, recalling the spirit of the classic Looney Tunes shorts more faithfully than Space Jam. Joe Dante's direction gives it some genuine visual energy and affection for the source material, particularly in a standout Louvre sequence. However, the human plot is formulaic spy-comedy stuff, the live-action performances are largely flat, and the film struggles to sustain momentum across its runtime. The ending is perfunctory and uninspired. Its novelty comes from Dante's irreverent sensibility and the sheer density of gags rather than any structural innovation.