Puss in Boots the Last Wish

 

The year is quickly drawing to a close. The holidays are in full swing.  The weather is cooler to downright cold.  Stress levels are at an all-time high and patience has worn thin.  Aahhh, the perfect time to head to the movies and check out for a couple of hours. With fingers crossed and hopes high to finish my movie year on a high note, I once again grabbed my movie kit and struck out to the theater to see Puss in Boots the Last Wish. 

Getting straight to the point, yes!  Puss in Boots the Last Wish delivers.

Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek don’t miss a beat in reprising their roles as Puss and Kitty Softpaws and I was down for every moment of it.  Joining the “team” is Harvey Guillen as Perro and he’s a pure delight.  A perfect addition to their dynamic.  This time around Puss and company face off against three antagonistic parties featuring the voice talents of Florence Pugh, Ray Winstone, Samson Kayo, Olivia Colman, John Mulaney, and Wagner Moura in an epic adventure that entertains and thrills from start throughout its entire hour forty-minute run time.

Great character arcs across the board.

Puss in Boots the Last Wish reminds me of Shrek but darker.  This movie has bite.  

The themes and language are mature and relatable, yet still assessable to kids. The skewering of Disney and Disney characters is a hoot, one in particular had me in stitches. Plenty of adult humor complete with bleeps to keep things PG for the kiddos. Puss in Boots the Last Wish contains lots of heart, angst, retrospection, and emotion.  

The animation is stunning.  A fantastic mixture of 3D computer generated graphics that are now the norm combined with highly stylized Into the Spider-Verse animation is beautiful to watch on the big screen. It also adds to the thrill factor in the action scenes bringing frenetic energy that many live action films fail to capture.  I will add that the intensity of the action combined with the darker aspects of the themes/characters may be a bit much for kids under 6.

Puss in Boots the Last Wish is a hard hitting, humorous, fun filled adventure that triumphs in every aspect.  An animated family film that delivers where so many as of late have failed.  Definitely theater worthy and I have this one marked for my personal collection so I can enjoy it again and again.

Puss in Boots the Last Wish gets a 10 from me.