Review: Coyote Vs Acme

For decades upon decades, we have been the silent majority in a game of, not cat and mouse, but coyote and bird. Wile E. Coyote has been chasing the Roadrunner over and over again. Using his mental might to create traps, weapons and vehicles to somehow capture this insidiously fast bird. At a certain point though, something has to break, other then every bone in Wile E. Coyote’s body.

Falling flat for the last time, our four-legged hunter tries to understand his failures and the crux of his inability to win. Slowly, he realizes that his ideas may be crazy, but the true fault lies in the products he uses in his capers. Acme has been there from the beginning, part of all of his blueprints and usually the linchpin that seems to fail every time.

Taking his evidence, he heads to nearby Albuquerque to hire a lawyer and take it to the corporation that has let him down. Showing up in these law offices, he soon finds his champion in Kevin Avery (Will Forte). A lawyer that want make a big deal into a small problem. Tricked into filing a large lawsuit, he is put up against Acme and it platoon of lawyers. Led by lead counsel Buddy Cane (John Cena).

The case becomes high profile news for a world that includes real people and cartoons. Many favorited Looney Tunes characters have cameos and lend to a universe that’s akin to Who Framed Roger Rabbit. As a fan of these characters, I had to question if I loved it because of nostalgia or if the characters felt more than 2D all along. This film is in essence, a zany lawsuit with flamboyant defendants and accused. Will Forte and John Cena are explosive in this, interacting with every character in a real-world stance. We should also mention Looney Tunes voice guru Eric Bauza, who is no stranger to these characters and many other that are beloved in the animation universe. He delivers lines and emotions that makes this a movie and not just an episode.

Coyote Vs. Acme Trailer