'Wallace & Gromit': Charming show doesn't live up to 'Chicken Run'

Perhaps after waiting five years for Nick Park's follow-up to his first, exceedingly clever Claymation feature film, Chicken Run, expectations were too high. Or maybe in a marketing decision, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit somehow got aimed more at youngsters than adults. Whatever the reason, the feature debut of cheese-loving British inventor Wallace and his trusty, silent dog Gromit is something of a letdown. More enjoyable for its intricate, low-tech, plasticine-manipulating form than its mostly kids' stuff content, it is an entertaining enough diversion, but hardly the repeat-viewing-required, grown-up satire that Chicken Run was. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
As the annual Giant Vegetable Competition approaches, Wallace and his faithful dog Gromit have been cashing in with their pest-control business, AntiPesto, which humanely dispatches rabbits that try to invade the town's gardens. Suddenly, a huge, mysterious, vegetable-ravaging beast begins terrorizing the neighborhood. (A full-length feature film based on the clay-animated shorts.)

FILM FACTS ...
DreamWorks Animation SKG
'Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit'

Directors: Steve Box, Nick Park
Starring: Sallis, Helena Bonham-Carter, Ralph Fiennes, John Thomson, Peter Kay
Run time: 94 minutes
Release date: Oct. 7, 2005
Rating: G
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: A-
"With comedy that is at once ironically adult and beguilingly childish, it is as rare and precious as a crown jewel."

The Palm Beach Post: C+
"...a bit of a comedown, a pleasant 80 minutes, but hardly a must-see."


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