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Cool World

4.5
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Fantasy. Animation. Comedy. Film noir Jack Deebs is a cartoonist who is due to be released from jail. His comic book "Cool World" describes a zany world populated by "doodles" (cartoon characters) and "noids" (humanoids). What Jack did't realize is that Cool World really does exist, and a "doodle" scientist has just perfected a machine which links Cool World with our world. Intrigued at seeing his creating come to life, Jack is nonetheless wary as he knows that not ... [+]
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United States
Chicago Sun-Times
"There is nothing wrong with this concept. There is everything wrong with the execution (...) Rating: ★ (out of 4)" 
United States
Variety
"A realm with precious little humor and zero pathos, to be admired only for its considerable technical achievements."
United States
Philadelphia Inquirer
"Watching Byrne, Basinger and Pitt struggle to bring verisimilitude to this cockeyed business is painful."
United States
"A brilliant but completely muddled concoction about the relationship between fantasy and reality."
United States
The Washington Post
"Technically, Bakshi's work is uneven; some of the characters in his Cool universe are hilarious, while others are flat."
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