There is a sequence in Chinatown he is only racist in the way Disney is ever racist (that is, ignorantly and exuberantly), and the eagle on the Chrysler Building coming to life would be sort of amusing, I guess, if only it weren't leading to the same old tired mano-a-mano showdown in which Balthazar is about to be smoked but Dave finds his mojo just in time to save the world and steal a kiss.