Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1988

Dave Kehr, Chicago Tribune: More than a technological wonder, Who Framed Roger Rabbit? is brilliantly funny, bracingly smart and surprisingly moving. Read more

Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune: This is a movie that demands to be seen twice. The first time, one is likely to be dazzled to the point of exhaustion; the second time, one can appreciate the artistry and good humor more easily. Read more

Sheila Benson, Los Angeles Times: For audiences who grew up with cartoons as a natural part of their moviegoing, the shock may not be the mix of live and animated folk--it may come from the truly revolutionary sight of great icons of rival studios cheerfully rubbing shoulders. Read more

Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel: If the pleasures of Who Framed Roger Rabbit are mostly incidental, they are certainly more than considerable. Read more

Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: Imagine watching cartoon characters and relating to them as if they were flesh-and-blood instead of paint-and-ink. This is the slap-happy effect of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and - please - a 24-carrot salute to director Robert Zemeckis. Read more

Janet Maslin, New York Times: Although this isn't the first time that cartoon characters have shared the screen with live actors, it's the first time they've done it on their own terms. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: A Hollywood entertainment that lived up to its hype. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Sheer, enchanted entertainment from the first frame to the last -- a joyous, giddy, goofy celebration of the kind of fun you can have with a movie camera. Read more

Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine: The opening cartoon upstages the movie that emerges from it. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: Supremely entertaining -- especially for adults. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: The real stars are the animators, under British animation director Richard Williams, who pull off a technically amazing feat of having humans and Toons seem to be interacting with one another. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: Not only a technical tour de force, it crackles with entertainment. Read more

Rita Kempley, Washington Post: A mix of live action and animation, the $45 million movie is as cunning as Wile E. Coyote and chipper as a flock of cartoon bluebirds. Read more