Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: July 15, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
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3
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6
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4
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
78
Austin ChronicleSarah JaneJul 14, 2022
Look, when Mel Brooks is both a producer and star of your film, you know it’ll have some laughs. Read full review
65
TheWrapKatie WalshJul 13, 2022
It’s a breezy, funny, highly self-referential flick steeped in movie history. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeMark FeeneyJul 13, 2022
Visually, the movie is surprisingly inventive, with takeoffs on everything from manga to Hokusai prints. Sure, a lot of the jokes are dumb — you got a problem with that? — but “Paws” is quite smart. Read full review
60
IGNMatt FowlerJul 15, 2022
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank curiously exists as a Mel Brooks movie remake, though that's also its most redeeming feature. Read full review
60
The New York TimesClaire ShafferJul 14, 2022
Despite its risqué origins, “Paws of Fury” manages to dish out lighthearted fun, swashbuckling action and surface-level messaging about following your dreams, though not every joke lands. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleZaki HasanJul 13, 2022
“The Legend of Hank” offers a few hints of the wit and wisdom of its predecessor but is mostly content to coast through a familiar story on the accumulated charm of its star-studded cast of voice actors. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJul 13, 2022
The screenplay, credited to the five original Blazing Saddles writers as well as Ed Stone and Nate Hopper, is relentlessly silly but only intermittently funny. Read full review
50
Washington PostThomas FloydJul 13, 2022
Setting aside the puzzling marriage of source material and medium, “Paws” at least makes for a breezy summertime diversion. Contrived but cute, the movie deserves credit for its indictment of insularity, as well as a few hearty laughs. Read full review
40
VarietyOwen GleibermanJul 13, 2022
“Paws of Fury” is an efficient yet underimagined animated fable that barely musters the flavor of a cliché Western comedy. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreJul 15, 2022
It’s a decently-animated, dialogue-heavy comedy that manages a few laughs from the age-old sight gags of “Blazing Saddles” and a lot of groaners that pass for one-liners. Read full review
25
The Associated PressMark KennedyJul 13, 2022
Paramount’s limp, animated remake actually triggers new stereotypes in the service of trying to expose racism for a pre-teen audience. The studio seems to have reached for legitimacy by bringing the venerated Brooks along for the bumpy ride, darkening both legacies. What emerged sits uneasily at the corner of tribute, parody, theft and laziness. Read full review
0
ColliderRoss BonaimeJul 15, 2022
Who knows what Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank could’ve been when it was originally envisioned over a decade ago, but what it ultimately became is a tiresome, tedious, and uninspired animated adaptation of a classic parody that doesn’t have any of the original’s comedic wit or bite. Read full review
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The A.V. ClubMartin TsaiJul 13, 2022
Reckless cultural insensitivities aside, Stone and Hopper’s writing is simply not smart or funny. Poop and fart jokes comprise the core of their repertoire, and if you’re curious how reliant the film is on this material, Paramount is literally handing out whoopee cushions to promote the film. Read full review
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