Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
DreamWorks Distribution | Release Date: October 5, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
87
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Universal acclaim based on 38 Critic Reviews
Positive:
38
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Bestows generous blessings on all that's good in Englishness, in moviedom, and, of course, in cheese. Read full review
100
PremiereGlenn Kenny
This is more than just the best animated comedy of the year--it's the best comedy of the year, period. Read full review
100
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
The giddiest and funniest animated film of the year. Read full review
100
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
Park's imagination is as fecund as the bunnies that bob up and down from their rabbit holes in every corner of the Tottington garden. Read full review
100
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
It has the feel of something slaved over lovingly in merry isolation, and it is virtually the only thing I've seen this year that conveys in the viewing the obvious enjoyment its makers had in whipping it up. Read full review
100
SlateDavid Edelstein
An absolutely magical fusion of deadpan Ealing comedy and Gothic horror. Read full review
100
EmpireChris Hewitt (1)
The comedy is never indulged at the expense of the plot, which flies off in genuinely unexpected directions, culminating in a boundlessly inventive funfair chase sequence. Read full review
100
The New YorkerAnthony Lane
What Park has done is resurrect not just the spirit but, as it were, the bodily science of early comedy. Like Chuck Jones, and, further back, like Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd, Park is unafraid of the formulaic--—of bops on the head, of the unattainable beloved, of gadgetry gone awry--because he sees what beauty there can be in minor, elaborate variations on a basic theme. Read full review
91
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
So devoid of the usual coarse Hollywood calculation that it plays like a breath of fresh air. Read full review
90
TimeRichard Corliss
The whole rollicking adventure zips along a mile a minute. Read full review
90
The New York TimesDana Stevens
The animation is a marvel - all the more so because the most demanding sequences seem almost casually tossed off. The world of Wallace and Gromit is one of the few genuinely eccentric places left in the movies, a place where lumpy, doughy characters achieve a peculiar dignity in spite of their grotesque features and the ridiculousness of their circumstances. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Most of all, Wallace & Gromit retains the clever, one-of-a-kind sensibility that made its shorter predecessors so delightful. With every studio comedy looking for a formula for success, it's refreshing to find a heroically whimsical film that succeeds by following no formula known to dog or man. Read full review
90
Film ThreatPete Vonder Haar
Maybe if PETA tried being funny instead of comparing eating meat to the Holocaust, they’d have a bigger following. Read full review
90
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
Gromit's every facial move -- every grimace, scowl, eye-roll and glance askance -- is sublime.
90
SalonStephanie Zacharek
So much modern animation is technically brilliant and yet comes off as cold and indifferent. But Wallace, Gromit, and the people and creatures in their world always look warm to the touch. Someone made, and moved, all those bunnies by hand. It's impossible NOT to believe in them. Read full review
89
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
It's a ripping good yarn, to boot, breathlessly paced and seamlessly edited, but most important, resoundingly and surpassingly fun. Read full review
88
New York PostLou Lumenick
If animated dogs were eligible for acting awards, the Oscar would go to Gromit. Read full review
88
USA TodayClaudia Puig
This adorable exercise in whimsy should give "Corpse Bride" a good fight for best-animated-film Oscar. Read full review
88
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Wallace and Gromit are arguably the two most delightful characters in the history of animation. Read full review
88
Boston GlobeTy Burr
Even more than "Chicken Run," Were-Rabbit is a tiny plasticine masterpiece. Read full review
88
Miami HeraldPeter Debruge
The magic of the movies is never more evident than with stop-motion animation, and nobody does it better than Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park. Read full review
88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
The feeling is like a warm homecoming. Read full review
80
VarietyLeslie Felperin
Park and co-helmer Steve Box stay faithful to the cozy core ingredients that made the clay duo's kudo-reaping shorts and Park's previous pic, "Chicken Run," so well loved. "Curse" delivers a wholesome morsel, happily not too cheesy, that families will nibble on as a treat. Read full review
80
Village VoiceEd Park
This latest and biggest installment is a whimsical success of a very high order: The pace never lags, the invention is incessant, and it makes you want to have a bite of cheese afterward. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
The movie rolls merrily along with slapstick action and whimsical characters. Read full review
80
The A.V. ClubTasha Robinson
The humor edges against absurdism, but stays self-aware and witty, with that mild-mannered optimism presiding. Read full review
80
Dallas ObserverMelissa Levine
The result is an experience rich in pleasure and surprise, one that easily stands up to multiple viewings. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
Who could resist a movie in which a garden gnome holds the front line in high-tech home security? Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
The illusion is seamless and the pleasure is boundless.
80
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
The Warners-style slapstick and gentle Anglophilia charms children and adults alike, but what kills me are the fingerprint ridges that fade in and out of the characters' mugging faces, a reassuring reminder that handmade art can still captivate. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
A gentle comic stew of monster movies, adding dashes of Bugs Bunny irreverence and British gentility. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
One of the better offerings to be found in a year that has seen a drop-off in the quality of animated films. Read full review
75
Rolling StonePeter Travers
You will laugh yourself silly. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
For 40 minutes or so it's really good, in fact, as lovely and daft as the stop-motion animated W&G shorts that preceded it. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
The delightful G-rated film has a story line simple enough for pre-schoolers to follow and comic sensibility complex enough for adults to savor, with an emphasis on howlingly bad (by which I mean good) puns. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
Very imaginative and can be enjoyed by audiences of all ages. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)Ken Tucker
A pungent delight. Read full review
63
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Eminently worth seeing, even if it leaves you wishing it were as consistently inventive as Aardman's first feature, "Chicken Run" (2000). Read full review
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