Puss in Boots: The Last Wish - Movie Reviews (2024)

The sequel we didn't know we needed, with eye-candy animation, a protagonist who begins to question the decisions he's made in his life, and a memorable supporting cast. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Aug 6, 2024

Add it all up, and we get DreamWorks’ best film in a long time!

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 16, 2024

There’s an almost officious tone to its pleasant and precocious quips, but must it all feel so insubstantial?

Full Review | Jul 1, 2024

The film’s biggest issues come down to the choice of animation techniques for fight sequences, which makes the events feel a little choppy and overly stylized

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Oct 5, 2023

Puss N Boots 2 is a shockingly phenomenal movie tackling much deeper themes than one would expect from a kids movie.

Full Review | Aug 16, 2023

It is designed that both young and old should find the tale equally as enjoyable.

Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Aug 9, 2023

Overflowing with ideas that all land, DreamWorks’s latest offering is surprisingly nuanced, wholly cathartic, and one of the best films of the year.

Full Review | Aug 6, 2023

FANTASTIC. Exhilarating Action, Phenomenal Animation, Perfect Voice Acting, & an argument could be made for the best animated film of 2022!

Full Review | Jul 25, 2023

Dreamworks is back baby.

Full Review | Jul 25, 2023

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is the last-minute surprise of the year. The film has all the charm the audience has come to expect from the Shrek standout, but with a blindsiding amount of heart and humor.

Full Review | Jul 24, 2023

The script is consistently funny, foregoing the snarky self-skewering that defined the Shrek franchise, swapping it for a more timeless sensibility consisting of whip-cracking one-liners and character-based comedy.

Full Review | Jul 14, 2023

It's darn good!

Full Review | Jun 28, 2023

The Last Wish is that rare thing: an animated sequel that actually delivers.

Full Review | Jun 2, 2023

What a time we live in where our cartoon characters can give us the space to explore mental health and the importance of leaning on our community.

Full Review | Apr 14, 2023

Riding the line between the silliness of the "Shrek" Universe from which it came and something far more Grimm, "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" explores the value of appreciating where you are and what you have ...

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 5, 2023

It does a fine job of balancing its knockabout humor with a surprisingly somber tale of how the specter of death can limit one’s ability to fully embrace and enjoy life.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 5, 2023

The Last Wish is a spellbinding, funny, and gorgeous piece of animated storytelling that restores this franchise to past glory. The real cat in the hat is back, and his boots are very much made for walking!

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Mar 1, 2023

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish takes necessary risks without losing to the assumption that all sequels lose their luster.

Full Review | Original Score: 8.5/10 | Feb 22, 2023

Emotional and surprisingly excellent, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is one of Dreamworks' best and a real crowd-pleaser.

Full Review | Original Score: 9/10 | Feb 20, 2023

... the film is enjoyable in its way, partly thanks to a painted style that rejects the usual sheen of modern animation.

Full Review | Feb 14, 2023