...an audacious premise that’s employed to seamless and often enthralling effect...

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Apr 13, 2024

Who Framed Roger Rabbit? rockets from start to finish in a manner that not only seems tremendously innovative, but effortless as well.

Full Review | Original Score: 10/10 | Apr 12, 2024

I find Who Framed Roger Rabbit a deplorable development in the possibilities of animation -- and a melancholy waste of the gifts of one of our most gifted actors.

Full Review | Oct 2, 2023

A movie that reminds us that sometimes laughter is the only weapon we have, Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a true one-of-a-kind that should really be cherished and lauded...

Full Review | Aug 17, 2023

Despite all its mature topics, it still managed to be a kids’ movie; a genre-bending classic that introduced young viewers to the stylish, brooding world of film noir while still delivering the familiar animated slapstick comedy they love.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Jun 20, 2023

Sufficient motivation to leave the cinema in a state of euphoria. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Jun 22, 2022

A somewhat predictable story doesn't detract from the sheer technical marvel that is Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 26, 2022

It's Chinatown for children in this innovative blend of live action and animation. Also: Judge Doom is a big ol'gay

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Apr 25, 2022

Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a technical marvel even in today's cinema where computers do most of the complex work.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4 | Feb 12, 2022

While Hoskins may not have been the first (or second or third or...) to play Eddie, he does a terrific job with it especially since he was co-starring alongside a non-existent talking rabbit.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Dec 7, 2021

A hilarious hybrid that finds both humor and brilliance in its homage to LA film-noir...

Full Review | Apr 14, 2021

Although the entire movie is incredibly creative and highly unique, it's the attention to details, both visually and through scripting, that truly sets it apart.

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10 | Sep 8, 2020

It holds up very well today.

Full Review | Original Score: 10/10 | Feb 21, 2019

Technology has advanced significantly since 1988, but Roger Rabbit doesn't just hold up, it wows.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | May 29, 2018

Directed by 'Robert Zemeckis, Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a murder mystery turned on its (very long rabbit) ears, and a spirited tribute to the magic of animation and laughter.

Full Review | Oct 9, 2016

It's clever, but manic. Watching Who Framed Roger Rabbit is like spending a weekend locked in a room with the looniest Looney Tunes characters.

Full Review | Original Score: A- | Mar 29, 2016

It took many, many years before I fully processed just how impressive a technical feat Who Framed Roger Rabbit actually is.

Full Review | Original Score: 10 | Nov 6, 2014

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.

Full Review | Jul 30, 2013

An ingenious blend of hand-drawn animation and live action, spliced with humour that's by turns madcap, surreal and violent, Roger Rabbit demonstrates that it's possible to push the technical boundaries while still cooking up decent characters and plots.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 30, 2013

This whizz-bang breakthrough in mixing live action with cartoon characters won a special achievement Oscar for animator Richard Williams.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Jul 30, 2013