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While incarcerated for murder, cartoonist Jack Deebs found escape by creating Cool World, a series featuring a voluptuous femme fatale named Holli Would. But the artist becomes a prisoner of his own fantasies when Holli transports Jack into Cool World with a scheme to seduce him and bring herself to life. Hard-boiled detective Frank Harris – the only other human in Cool World – cautions Jack with the law: Noids (humans) don't have sex with doodles (cartoons). However, flesh proves weaker than ink as Holli takes human form in Las Vegas, staring in a trans-universal chase that threatens the destruction of both worlds.
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Cool World is widely regarded as a disjointed and incoherent experiment that suffers from studio interference and a lack of narrative focus. While a vocal minority appreciates its gritty, transgressive aesthetic and arthouse sensibilities, most critics and audiences find it a failed, lackluster attempt to replicate the success of contemporary live-action/animation hybrids.
| Screenplay | The narrative lacks internal logic and cohesion, frequently collapsing into a series of disconnected, nonsensical sequences. | |
| Production | The integration of live-action performances with animation is technically inferior to benchmarks like Who Framed Roger Rabbit, often feeling crude or paper-thin. | |
| Acting | Performances are widely perceived as wooden or miscast, with Brad Pitt's early role being one of the few elements cited as providing any watchable anchor. | |
| Originality | Opinions on the film's tone are polarized; some view the gritty, adult-oriented, and psychedelic approach as a bold, singular vision, while others find the chaotic mixture of sexual themes and absurd humor to be tonally alienating and nonsensical. |