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Cool World (1992)

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Reviews Counted:31

Fresh:2

Rotten:29

Average Rating:3.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: This energetic blend of live-action and animation was director Ralph Bakshi's answer to WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT and marked his return to feature films after an eight-year hiatus. The story follows... This energetic blend of live-action and animation was director Ralph Bakshi's answer to WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT and marked his return to feature films after an eight-year hiatus. The story follows two humans who encounter Cool World--a parallel universe where cartoons actually exist--and tangle with the seductive Holli Would (Kim Basinger), an ambitious animated bombshell determined to escape into three-dimensional reality. Gabriel Byrne plays Jack Deebs, the comic book artist who created and then is seduced by Holli; and Brad Pitt plays Detective Frank Harris, the Cool World cop out to make sure humans don't have sex with cartoon characters, since that act can rupture the fabric between the two universes. Of course the rupturing occurs, and all sorts of freewheeling animated hell breaks loose as cartoon misfits of all shapes and sizes invade the city of Las Vegas. With a thumping techno score that includes tracks from Moby and David Bowie and such goofy touches as Holli singing "Let's Make Love" with Frank Sinatra Jr., COOL WORLD is definitely a freaky place to visit. [More]

Starring: Kim Basinger, Gabriel Byrne, Brad Pitt

Starring: Kim Basinger, Gabriel Byrne, Brad Pitt

Director: Ralph Bakshi

Director: Ralph Bakshi
Screenwriter: Michael Grais, Mark Victor
Producer: Frank Mancuso
Composer: Mark Isham

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Nov 11, 2003

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Bakshi has carved out a niche for himself directing mixes of animation and live action, but he's let down here by an unconvincing script and characters.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
05/15/09
Channel 4 Film

Hopeless.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment 1 Comment
05/15/09
Lloyd Bradley
Lloyd Bradley
Empire Magazine

The doodles are thoroughly repulsive and, worse, unfunny.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
05/15/09
TV Guide's Movie Guide

A realm with precious little humor and zero pathos, to be admired only for its considerable technical achievements.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/26/09
Brian Lowry
Brian Lowry
Variety
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Even the eventual universe-shaking shag is an anti-climax, and by the time all hell rips loose just before the abysmally contrived happy ending, you're well past caring.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Time Out

No review available.

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08/22/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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01/08/05
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

nice animation & design but - shudder

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06/24/04
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

Critics often use the word 'incomprehensible' when referring to a poorly constructed movie, but nowhere is this assessment more accurate than in the case of Cool World.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
04/11/04
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Although director Ralph Bakshi’s imagination is certainly present, Cool World is too full of itself to create any magic.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
03/07/04
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Apollo Guide

No review available.

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02/13/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Unfortunately, the film doesn’t have much else to offer beyond narrative incoherence and bad acting.

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
01/21/04
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

One of my favorite movies that I didn't like.

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01/21/04
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

No review available.

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01/06/04
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

a major misfire from a deeply gifted filmmaker and artist whose career was already on the rocks

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
12/23/03
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

Here's hoping cartoons and noir will meet again on another, more auspicious, day.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
12/05/03
Jesse Hassenger
Jesse Hassenger
PopMatters

Both the live and animated characters are equally uninteresting.

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09/18/03
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

No review available.

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07/21/03
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

Wanted to be the next Roger Rabbit. Turned out to be a watered down 'Fritz the Cat.'

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04/14/03
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

No review available.

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03/31/03
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
 
 
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