Reviews

A computer game that merges the best of film noir, art deco, art nouveau, Mexican folk traditions, Mayan and Aztec architecture, jazz, bebop, mariachi, beatnik poetry, fashion from 1920's, cars from 1950's and heaven knows what else. Crime and corruption, big guns and a femme fatale, booze and tuxedos, night clubs and conspiracies, skeletons and gambling, left-wing worker bees and over-sized mechanic demons, and at the end of the line the place of eternal rest. Interested yet? Go buy it.

I'm a fan of both cartoons and film noir movies, and so Who Framed Roger Rabbit was a great experience to me. Set in the 1940's, in a shadowy atmosphere reminiscent of Bogart classics such as The Maltese Falcon, the movie blends in cartoon characters and live actors almost seamlessly. For me, one of the most interesting aspects of the movie was seeing Disney and Warner Bros cartoon characters in the same scenes - for the first time in film history, I believe. Who could forget the piano duel of Donald and Daffy? The live actors were a bit theatrical and over-dramatic at times, but not to an extent that would have made the film unbearable or bad. The cartoon characters saved a lot, too.

Fast-paced, entertaining film that can be viewed by anyone. I liked it very much.