After decades of explosions, collapses and malfunctioning rocket skates, Looney Tune Wile E. Coyote hires a struggling personal injury lawyer played by Will Forte to sue the Acme Corporation, an inspired premise since no consumer has suffered more from a corporation’s dangerously defective wares. The resultant courtroom comedy adventure is thankfully more Roger Rabbit than Cool World on the live-action/animation hybrid quality continuum. Dave Green’s Coyote vs Acme (B-) captures the classic cartoons’ comic rhythm, from Wile E.’s determined preparations to the inevitable moment when gravity takes hold. Forte is well cast as the Coyote’s human counterpart, another sad-sack schemer whose elaborate plans rarely produce the desired result. John Cena supplies cartoon-villain energy as the Acme attorney, although his performance remains stuck at its loudest setting, while Lana Condor is underused as the levelheaded legal intern. Appearances by cartoon characters such as Foghorn Leghorn and the Tasmanian Devil provide welcome bursts of personality, even when they feel more like cameos than essential parts of the story. The screenplay keeps complicating its wonderfully simple courtroom concept with a conventional redemption arc, an expanding corporate conspiracy and an oversized action finale. Still, Wile E. proves surprisingly capable of carrying a feature, and his indestructible insistence gives the movie more heart than expected. The film contains a few defective parts, but its inspired slapstick and affectionate character work keep the overall package from blowing up in the audience’s face.