Earlier today, I marked New Year's Eve by watching the latest Shrek spin-off, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, at AMC theaters.
Just like 2004's Shrek 2, 2007's Shrek the Third and 2010's Shrek Forever After [but not the first Shrek in 2001 or 2011's Puss in Boots, which I didn't see on the big screen (I thought I did with Puss in Boots)], The Last Wish was very entertaining!
Antonio Banderas was once again humorous as the "Stabby Tabby" (a.k.a. "El Macho Gato) himself, Puss in Boots...with other big name celebs such as Salma Hayek, Florence Pugh, Olivia Colman and Ray Winstone lending their voices as Kitty Softpaws, Goldilocks, Mama Bear and Papa Bear, respectively.
Harvey Guillén did a great job voicing the puppy-disguised-as-a-kitty Perrito, John Mulaney was hilarious as the nefarious antagonist Jack Horner, Da'Vine Joy Randolph was great as Mama Luna and Wagner Moura did an intimidating line reading for the canine Grim Reaper himself, Wolf.
The Last Wish had a wondeful morale to its story [and one I can personally, and reluctantly, relate to (overlooking the 'nine lives' part and being granted a magical wish)]...and that's Puss in Boots struggling between using a special wish to reclaim all of his nine glorious lives—which allowed him to live as an obnoxious and arrogant hero who lost his previous lives doing such things as trying to launch out of a cannon, loiter near exploding ovens or trying to bench press with an extremely heavy barbell—or relinquish the wish and live the last life he had left with the friends he cared out. This also applied to other characters like Goldilocks...who wanted a normal family when she already had one in the Three Bears (even though they spent that quality family time stealing things).
The final scene suggests that we might see Puss in Boots reunite with Shrek and the rest of the gang in another sequel, but if The Last Wish is any indication, Stabby Tabby does just well in nicely-crafted animated movies on his own.
Have a Happy New Year, everyone!
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