A scene from ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’ | Photo credit: Universal Pictures
trick to enjoy Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Go in with zero expectations, and you’ll be pleasantly surprised how enjoyable the adventures ahead of the swashbuckling, runaway kitten are. Like its predecessor in 2011 (long ago!), Puss in Boots: The Last Wishin the sixth shrek The franchise features delightful riffs on beloved fairy tales, eye-catching animation, and suitably scintillating action.
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (English)
the director: Joel Crawford
voice cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek Pinault, Harvey Guillen, Florence Pugh, Olivia Colman, Ray Winstone, Samson Kayo, John Mulaney, Wagner Moura, Da’avin Joy Randolph, Anthony Mendez
sequence: 102 minutes
story:Puss meets bounty hunter Wolf and realizes he’s down for his ninth life, some serious stock-taking
Puss (Antonio Banderas) is living king-size life as ever, when the count comes: Wolf (Wagner Moura), a bounty hunter, is after Puss. When Puss tells Wolf that he laughs in the face of death and evil hunters with twin, sickle-shaped blades, Wolf tells him that he should probably count how many of his nine lives he has lost. left it.
A quick run through his many adventures reveals to Puss that he is in his ninth and final life. After giving up a retired life with Mama Luna (D’Wayne Joy Randolph) on Doctor’s (Anthony Mendez) orders, Puss decides to find a fallen star and make a wish to get his life back.
As always there are more people after the star and it soon becomes a race to find the fallen star and grant that wish. In the running are Goldilocks (Florence Pugh), the leader of the Three Bears crime family, Kitty Softpaws (Salma Hayek Pinault), and Big (don’t you dare call her Little) Jack Horner (John Mulaney), a pastry chef and crime suspect in Rob Facade. . Kitty is left stranded at the altar after Puss appears, also looking for a star for a wish.
Goldie is tough with an unpredictable soft center. Her adopted family, Mama (Olivia Colman), Papa (Ray Winstone) and Baby Bear (Samson Kayo), are always at loggerheads like any family, but will always be there for each other in times of crisis.
Perito, (Harvey Guillen) is an unwanted dog who got into Puss Mama Luna’s house disguised as a cat, and who believes in the intrinsic goodness of people, regardless of what he receives in return. Well, he’s a rock in a sock.
Jack Horner is mean and paying back the world for ignoring him – there was no magic in his trick of taking out a berry and everyone turned to Pinocchio (Cody Cameron), paying no heed to Jack’s urging. Didn’t give that he was always a real boy.
Despite warnings from the Ethical Bug (Kevin McCann), Jack, with the help of his evil henchmen, The Baker’s Dozen, wants to reach the star to get all the magic for himself.
The voice work is excellent. Banderas is all dashing and sexually vulnerable as Puss while Pinault is delightfully sassy. The jokes and life lessons come thick and fast. From Jack Nanny magic bags full of enchanted items to Perito trying to make cute kitty eyes to all the punchy pop-cult zingers, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish A jolly thrill ride.
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is currently playing in theaters