The first must-see film of the year.

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

. . . PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES, but it's an accurate description for BILL OF HARE, apparently the fourth of five theatrically-released Looney Tunes featuring the Tasmanian Devil. Though Taz manages to scuttle a large freighter ship, he seems to make no impression upon a semi-truck and three speeding trains. Even a moose tracks over this Devil, under Bugs Bunny's paws-on guidance. Speaking of Bugs, rabbits seems to be a staple in TD's diet. Besides sharing two of the Rich People Party 2016 U.S. Presidential Nominee's initials, it's worth noting that Taz primarily communicates through angry rants of gibberish--just like his 21st Century Doppelganger. Whether it's Pepe LePew, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Pete Puma, Foghorn Leghorn, or Taz cast as the Trumpster, Warner Bros.' roster of Animated Shorts Seers foresaw most of America's upcoming Calamities, Catastrophes, Cataclysms, and Apocalypti and used ALL of these characters (but NEVER Bugs Bunny!) as stand-ins personifying aspects of Mr. T's darkly felonious psyche.

And he is the one trying to have Bugs for dinner in this 6-minute cartoon from over 50 years ago. This was already done in the later stages of the cartoon boom that started in the 1930s. And Taz basically does a fine job as, in contrast to the likes of Elmer, he constantly manages to catch Bugs and get him ready to have dinner "with" him. But Bugs would not be Bugs if he wasn't able to always get away safely. I always liked the Tasmanian Devil as a character, but sadly, the jokes in this one here are not really on par with Warner Bros' best from previous decades (including other works from McKimson starring Blanc) and Taz alone cannot really carry this short film either. Not recommended.

I'm not really a fan of the Tasmanian Devil. I'm kind of surprised he's lasted as long as he has. He's a pretty one-note character that has no personality. Cool character design, though. So they put him with Bugs, who has sparred with all types with usually good results. But even Bugs can't make Taz interesting. The plot to this, such as it is, finds Taz determined to eat Bugs and being outsmarted repeatedly. It's not great. Bugs is amusing but the gags aren't strong and, like I said, Taz is lame. The animation is crude, too. By the way, the title makes no sense. Judging by the opening title graphic and the only phrase that I can think of, it's supposed to be a pun on 'bill of sale.' Usually their puns are more clever than that and make sense, like 'hare tonic' instead of 'hair tonic' and so on. 'Bill of hare' is a stupid title. It's a watchable cartoon for fans but nothing special.

Previously, Bugs Bunny had ended up unexpectedly in the Tasmanian Devil's domain, but this time Taz gets brought to Bugs's land. As always, Taz has an appetite for everything, especially rabbit, but has no way of eating Bugs. Somehow, Bugs makes all his nemeses forget that they're enemies! I guess that just about every Taz cartoon has pretty much the same plot, and there were in fact a limited number of Taz cartoons. But I always love how the Australian omnivore's appetite always gets the better of him. Maybe there's nothing special about "Bill of Hare", but it's certainly fun to watch. I'm sure that you'll like it.