Space Jam1996

Verdict: 🥉 COULD SEE When I was a kid, Space Jam was BELOVED, but somehow I missed the roadrunner. To this day it still reigns as one of my generation’s classics, but when I finally got to seeing it I was left wanting. Now, watching it with my kids (who very much enjoyed it) for their first time… I still don’t get it. Sure, it plays to a 5-10 year old audience, and does hold some Looney Tunes moments sacred. In fact, many aspects of the movie fall right in line with the better stuff of that era, but overall the movie has so many flaws that it almost feels like some of the creators were Michael Jordan’s while others had their talent stolen during production. When it comes down to it, Space Jam is hardly a story worth telling, but rather an excuse to have Jordan and the Tunes in a show together, which is a shame. As my brother put it, Jordan has a non-arc in this movie. And the only tension starts in the last 10 seconds of the game, so it’s all kind of… meaningless. Bill Murray deserves a shout out, but the real hero is Wayne Knight. That guy left it all on the court. Even with all its flaws, it’s still finds itself to be endearing and delightful at the right times. P.S. Who the heck got the voice talent for the Looney Tunes?! They were distractingly atrocious.