After years of waiting, we’re finally on the verge of witnessing another side of the story. Space Jam: A New Legacy, once again brings together the life of a basketball superstar with a cartoon universe.

Nonetheless, even though LeBron James has gotten some positive comments on his acting, it seems like critics just can’t stand the movie, as they’ve given it a 43% score on Rotten Tomatoes along with some pretty harsh reviews.

Critics Completely Hated LeBron James’ Space Jam: A New Legacy

(Transcript via ClutchPoints)

Chicago-Sun Times: “I’ve never seen anything like it. I also hope to never see anything like it again, and I wish I could unsee what I HAVE seen.”

Arizona Republic: “James is an engaging presence, but as this season with the Lakers proved, he alone just isn’t enough.”

New York Magazine/Vulture: “It fills a two-hour hole in the schedule, which will keep parents happy, and it brandishes the brand, which will keep shareholders happy. Whether it could have also been a good movie might not have crossed anyone’s mind.”

The New York Times: “Several jokes actually stick. But the purposeful sensory overload mostly yields head-spinning stupefaction, leaving a viewer feeling like Wile E. Coyote after hitting a mesa wall.”

The Hollywood Reporter: “To whom this is meant to appeal is anyone’s guess, except presumably the studio’s marketing department.”

The Atlantic: “Space Jam: A New Legacy feels like a preview of a more terrifying, siloed future, one in which having an encyclopedic media library is more important than enjoying the work right in front of you.”

Variety: “Did the Goon Squad just dunk on LeBron James? Who cares when our eyeballs are busy identifying a group of rowdy fans as the Droogs from ‘A Clockwork Orange.”

Channel Awesome: “Awkward garbage fluff…but it’s very entertaining awkward garbage fluff.”

Then again, let’s be honest for a second here. It’s not like we’re watching a WWII documentary. It’s a movie about an NBA player teaming up with Buggs Bunny to beat some goons from outer space, so maybe we should go easy on them.

The first and biggest of those rumors, obviously, was that LeBron was going to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers again and sign with the Los Angeles Lakers,as he looked to be closer to Hollywood while continue to pursue glory in the hardwood.

And, now that he’s fresh off winning his fourth NBA Championship and leading the purple-and-gold to yet another ring, we’ll finally get to see something other than the leaked uniforms for this movie, aswriter/director Ben Mekler leaked the synopsis online.

Ben Mekler Leaks Plot Of Space Jam: A New Legacy Featuring LeBron James

“During a trip to the Warner Bros. studio, NBA Superstar LeBron James and his son accidentally get trapped within a world that contains all of Warner Bros.’ stories and characters, under the control of a malfunctioning, all-powerful force named Al G (played by Don Cheadle).With the help of Bugs Bunny, LeBron must navigate through a never-before-imagined world filled with iconic movie scenes and characters as they re-assemble the Looney Tunes to rescue his lost son. Now to get back home, Lebron and the Tunes have to unravel Al G’s mysterious plan and win an epic basketball game against digital gamified super-versions of the NBA and WNBA’s biggest stars as the entire world watches,” the synopsis reads.

We already knew that the movie was going to focus more on LeBron and his family and less on other NBA players, as James reportedly had a tough time recruiting stars to join him in the film because they didn’t want to take time off from their workouts.

The movie is currently in post-production and it’s expected to be released on July 16, 2021, and I think we speak for every single basketball fan in the world when we say that it can’t come soon enough.