Wallace And Grommit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit (2006)
Directed By Nick Park and Steve Box. Cert: PG. Running Time: 2 Hours 3
Mins.
Aardman is a hallmark of quality. The team seems to have the Midas
touch. If only every single film-maker paid as much attention to
detail or so lovingly created each piece of scenery and lit it so
well. This is like the best children's books, and of course films, in
that there is stuff for the kids and the adults.
You mention Wallace and Gromit and you have a guaranteed audience
already. They are as easily identifiable as The Simpsons, and in their
own smaller way just as much-loved. That old adage about if you know
where you are going just enjoy the ride applies here but never has it
been easier to do. The time flies by. And it's probably been said
before, but you love those two lumps of plasticine. Strange or not?
That they can make you care more than flesh and blood actors?
There's enough inventiveness and panache in this film to shame big
budget buffoons who throw money at lost causes. You care about the
vegetable growers, about Wallace's love interest, about his plight.
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