Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

It’s almost impossible to watch this without thinking about the profound impact Wallace & Gromit have had on British culture over the last 30 years, and so you’ll have to forgive me that I’m watching this on Boxing Day through some very rose-tinted spectacles. However even trying to take that into account it’s hard not to see this as yet another hit that fits so well with all the other films they made, possibly an instant-classic.

I haven’t laughed so much at a film in quite some time now. The warmth and tactile feel of the characters is every bit as good as it used to be, and Park sticks doggedly to his less-is-more animation style that still hits the spot.

There’s not much more to say, I’m not going to just list funny stuff that happened, I’d be here all day. Every frame is packed with jokes.

Perhaps the swipe at AI won’t age that well given how fast things are changing, but I think a beautiful completely hand-made film like this has every right to have a gentle poke at the soulless sludge we’re seeing at the moment. In a time where disposable ‘content’ is king, here’s a reminder that if something is good enough you’ll be watching it decades later.