Here we have the reliance on special effects, the mixture of cheap moralising and confected mythology that passes for a plot, the triumph of merchandising over art.

| Apr 22, 2025

Space Jam is nothing if not a product made by men who gauge a film's success by how many soft toys it spawns.

| Mar 22, 2019

This isn't Looney Tunes, it's Sloppy Tunes.

| Mar 22, 2019

The movie could have been a gleaming showcase for cartoon wit. Instead it's an 87-minute commercial peddling sainthood for Michael Jordan.

| Mar 22, 2019

Its timing is blessed. Its audience is guaranteed. Its technique is spectacular. And it has two co-superstars almost universally admired and liked.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 22, 2019

Space Jam is, at times, a hoot, especially when it has fun with Michael's less-than-stellar baseball career.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 23, 2017

Space Jam is a seamless marvel as Jordan slams and jams in the Looney Tune world. Animation co-directors Bruce Smith and Tony Cervone have orchestrated a dazzingly visual treat.

| Nov 15, 2016

It's about time Warner Bros. revived Bugs. He was the most irreverent, intelligent, sophisticated and appealing cartoon character ever to defy gravity.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 14, 2015

Space Jam [whisks] Michael Jordan to Toontown for a make-or-break game with Bugs Bunny and the other Looney Tunes. Exuberantly mixing live action and animation, it's a high-energy dream teaming.

| Oct 18, 2008

Simpler and cruder than Who Framed Roger Rabbit in terms of story and technique, this is still a great deal of fun, confirming that Jordan is every bit as mythological a creature as Daffy Duck or Yosemite Sam.

| Mar 24, 2008

Cute, rambunctious, generally amusing rather than outright funny, this clever mix of live action, highlighted by the unequaled skills of basketball superstar Michael Jordan, and animated Looney Tunes antics will be a must-see for kids.

| Mar 24, 2008

Sufferin' succotash!

| Mar 24, 2008

Visually, it's a mess: the attempts to blend 2- and 3-D animation with live-action and computer-generated images produce scenes that are fuzzier than the storyline.

| Jun 24, 2006

This film was made very quickly by animation standards, and the haste shows.

| May 20, 2003

It's the first time either Jordan or Bugs has had a starring role on the big screen. It's gimmicky Saturday-morning cartoon wackiness in your face -- funny, but brain-deadening.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jun 18, 2002

Space Jam is no Who Framed Roger Rabbit, but it works well enough.

| Feb 14, 2001

A delightfully silly film about a high-stakes game of hoops against alien bugs.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 1, 2000

The climactic game in Space Jam goes slack repeatedly.

| Jan 1, 2000

It's an inspired way to use, and kid, Jordan's image while at the same time updating Bugs Bunny & Company to doing battle in the multizillion-dollar animation sweepstakes.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jan 1, 2000

First-rate popcorn movie: undemanding, entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 1, 2000