You can’t talk about Space Jam without the music. From the iconic title track to "I Believe I Can Fly," the soundtrack defined an era and still slaps today.

For 1996, the blend of 2D animation and live-action was top-tier. It captured the vibrant, stretchy physics of the original cartoons while making them feel grounded in the "real" world.

If you look past the nostalgia, the pacing is a bit frantic, and the "Monstars" plot is paper-thin. At 88 minutes, it moves at a breakneck speed, occasionally sacrificing character depth for the next slapstick gag or Nike product placement.

The plot is wonderfully absurd: alien theme park owners (the Nerdlucks) want to kidnap the Looney Tunes to be their new attractions. To win their freedom, Bugs Bunny challenges them to a basketball game. The aliens steal the "talent" of NBA stars (becoming the Monstars), leading the Tunes to recruit the only man capable of saving them: a retired, baseball-playing Michael Jordan . What Works

Despite acting against green screens, Michael Jordan holds his own with a charming, "straight man" performance. His interaction with Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck feels surprisingly natural.