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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

2022

Joel Crawford, Januel Mercado

Animation, Voice: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Harvey Guillén ...

7.1

9,300

Animation. Adventure. Comedy. Fantasy Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: he has burned through eight of his nine lives. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives.

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Debruge Variety	"Gorgeous standalone (...) The film's every bit as amusing as you'd expect from the clever-as-ever team at DreamWorks Animation"
		Emma Stefansky IndieWire	"A nuanced, winning fairy tale for audiences of all ages (...) [It] has no qualms about testing the expectations of its young audience while delivering a freewheeling tale about appreciating the nine lives we already have"
		William Bibbiani The Wrap	"It’s an appealingly animated feature film, colorful and sometimes visually innovative. There are gags about fairy tales that range from eye-rolling to genuinely hilarious"
		Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"[It] looks great, but what really makes it work is Banderas’ silky-voiced turn, conveying all of the character’s over-the-top feline suavity while making it clear that he’s very much in on the joke"
		Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"It contains amusing jokes and has an old-fashioned impulse to tug at heart strings"
		Lindsey Bahr Chicago Sun-Times	"It has enough good jokes to keep anyone amused for an afternoon at the movies. The animation is exactly what you need it to be too (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Johnny Oleksinski New York Post	"A fairly creative one with a lot of good jokes. The comic-book-style action sequences also set co-directors Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado’s movie apart from the litter (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Kristen Page-Kirby The Washington Post	"The bar isn't terribly high here, but Puss and company clear it comfortably, landing —but of course— on their feet (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		M.N. Miller Ready Steady Cut	"[It] is a meow-velous delight from start to finish! (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		James Marsh South China Morning Post	"[It] flaunts a vast knowledge of fairy tales and folklore from across Europe, reinterpreting childhood favourite characters into anarchic new creations that propel the proceedings onwards with a palpable air of fun and freshness (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Tim Grierson Screendaily	"[It] fairly perfunctory in both its humour and life lessons. Even the film’s quest narrative is shopworn"
		Rafael Motamayor IGN	"Some rather mature themes, aided by stunning animation that mixes 3D with 2D effects, and a painterly style that gives the film a unique look"
		Nate Richard Collider	"It is not only one of the best animated films of the year, but it's one of DreamWorks' best, and one that will strike a chord with moviegoers of all ages"
		Keith Watson Slant	"It defies the odds (...) achieving something all too rare in the realm of children’s animated features: genuine delight (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times	"Banderas’ purring Puss has long been a favorite 'Shrek' character, and he has great chemistry with Hayek’s Kitty, but the rest of the cast brings charismatic vocal performances as well"
		Christy Lemire rogerebert.com	"[It] also manages to convey messages of selflessness and teamwork in a way that doesn’t feel heavy-handed or cloying. And the stellar voice performances and dazzling visuals (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Josh Spiegel SlashFilm	"As fresh as the animation seems, and as invested as Banderas continues to be in helping bring 'Puss in Boots' to life, it really ought to be time to move on from the greater world of 'Shrek' for DreamWorks Animation"
		Brandon Zachary CBR	"The gorgeously animated 'Puss in Boots: The Last Wish' is a very straightforward but fantastic film with an effectively emotional heart"
		B.L. Panther Paste Magazine	"In an industry obsessed with retelling its own stories, movies like 'Puss in Boots: The Last Wish' stand apart by using stories we all own —that encourages us to remember these things or risk falling into traps"
		Leigh Monson AV Club	"Dreamworks Animation really seems to be pulling out the stops these days with distinctive visuals and well-written stories, making 'Puss in Boots: The Last Wish' easily the best film in the Shrek franchise"
		Andrea Thompson Chicago Reader	"If things are resolved a bit too quickly and predictably, the sheer charm of the journey and the stellar voice cast make it nearly unnoticeable"
		Ben Travis Empire	"A cat always lands on its feet — and 'Puss In Boots: The Last Wish' does so with considerable style, rapier wit, and surprising substance (...) a must-see cinematic spectacle (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek and other stars squander their talents voicing harmless but pointless sequel to 2010’s 'Puss in Boots' (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"

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