Puss in Boots: nice family outing, if you have kids

I am always a fan of Shrek, and that includes all character inside the show, minus Donkey. Naturally, that would compel me to watch the newest spin off which is Puss in Boots. Coming from Dreamworks, I would expect it to be on par with Shrek at least. The trailer, seems to be promising as well.



So, my wife and I step into the cinema with high hopes. One third of the cinema were children, but luckily they were well behaved throughout the show, making the experience of watching movie with kids bearable.



The story is simple, Puss met his old friend Humpty Dumpty and they enlist Kitty Softpaw to steal magic beans from Jack and Jill. With the beans, as expected, they climb up to the sky to visit Giant's castle to steal the magic goose which lays golden eggs. (spoiler ahead). It all ended up as Humpty's elaborated plan for revenge from Puss and their childhood village. I would not spoil the movie by revealing the ending but one would have guess Humpty would come back to his senses.



Animation? Good, as expected from Dreamwork. Not groundbreaking, and did not manage to catch the 3D version, but good.
Voiceover? Top notched, as expected from Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek.
Story? family oriented. No excessive violence, sex or anything that will spoil the 8 years old



So, what is the problem. Actually none. The whole movie felt like it was made for the 8 years old, sterile. Action is there, but nowadays action is in most movies that nothing stand out. The jokes are rather bland, more suited for children rather than adults. The sense of adventure is also rather mild, being the journey to Giant's castle the only thing that stand out. It was also not as touching as UP, so it did not have any moment for adults. The only near hit was when Puss and Humpty recalled back their childhood dream of stealing the magic goose.

In conclusion, it is a very nice movie for a family outing with kids. Otherwise, do not expect much from it, and probably will enjoy it more. It is not a movie that will get you talking about it after the show, or something that I will remember 2 weeks down the road.

ratings: 3 poink!
comments: nice movie, but lack the impact to adults.
comments: got kids, watch. otherwise, you may have other choice.