Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

critic Reviews

, 95% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • Arriving more than a decade after the previous installment, the smart, sweet, and funny Puss in Boots: The Last Wish proves some franchises only get better with age.
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    Ed PottonTimes (UK)
    Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado get the tone Goldilocks-right — not too scary, not too bland — and add some stylish angular slow-motion fight sequences.
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    Clarisse LoughreyIndependent (UK)
    The Last Wish offers something different and unexpected: Puss has grown up with his audience.
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    Wendy IdeObserver (UK)
    Harnesses the familiar appeal of the self-aggrandising feline (Antonio Banderas), while also adopting a distinctive and original graphic visual style.
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    Tara BradyIrish Times
    There is a lot to like here, not least Ray Winstone’s Papa Bear. The forests are Skittle-coloured. The set pieces are wild and kinetic. But it is Banderas’s star power that saves the day.
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    Robbie CollinDaily Telegraph (UK)
    There’s an entire pick ’n’ mix stand of eye candy here – more than enough to satisfy younger viewers. But alas, it’s all empty calories.
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    Peter BradshawGuardian
    How bland and forgettable this film is, without in the smallest way harnessing the real performing power of Banderas, Colman, Pugh, Winstone et al.
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    Douglas DavidsonElements of Madness
    Riding the line between the silliness of the "Shrek" Universe from which it came and something far more Grimm, "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" explores the value of appreciating where you are and what you have ...
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    Matt BrunsonFilm Frenzy
    It does a fine job of balancing its knockabout humor with a surprisingly somber tale of how the specter of death can limit one’s ability to fully embrace and enjoy life.
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    Jack BottomleyStarburst
    The Last Wish is a spellbinding, funny, and gorgeous piece of animated storytelling that restores this franchise to past glory. The real cat in the hat is back, and his boots are very much made for walking!
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    Annie BanksChuck Load of Comics
    Puss in Boots: The Last Wish takes necessary risks without losing to the assumption that all sequels lose their luster.
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