Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
93%RT Audience Score: 93%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Arriving more than a decade after the previous installment, the smart, sweet, and funny Puss in Boots: The Last Wish proves some franchises only get better with age.
“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” is a smart, sweet, and funny film that proves that some franchises only improve with time. Released more than a decade after the previous installment, it’s a must-see for fans of the series.
Production Company(ies)
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Illumination, Peacock, Road Trip / Journey, Universal Pictures
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Release Type
Streaming, Streaming (Peacock), Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
PG
Year of Release
2022
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos, Dolby
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 12.39 : 1(original ratio)
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Runtime:1h 42m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Dec 21, 2022 Wide
Genre(s)
Kids & family/Comedy
Keyword(s)
Puss in Boots, Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Olivia Colman, Harvey Guillen, Samson Kayo, Wagner Moura, Joel Crawford, Mark Swift, Paul Fisher, Tommy Swerdlow, Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation, PG, Rude Humor/Language, Action/Violence, Some Scary Moments, DreamWorks Animation, Shrek universe, Wishing Star, Black Forest, Goldilocks, Three Bears Crime Family, Big Jack Horner, The Big Bad Wolf, Box Office, Gross USA, $26.2M, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Scope (2.35:1), critic reviews, Andrea Thompson, Stephen Romei, Katie Walsh, Chris Hewitt, Jake Wilson, Sarah Jane, Linda and Al Lerner, Carla Renata, Jeffrey Harris, Dan Lybarger, Collier Jennings, audience score, verified ratings, movie info, director, producer, writer, release date, distributor, sound mix, aspect ratio, cast & crew, news, interviews, critic reviews, audience reviews, most anticipated movies, TV premiere dates, best horror movies, best TV & streaming, Fandango, Tomatometer
Worldwide gross: $471,316,550
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $485,604,706
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 297
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 52,955,802
US/Canada gross: $183,064,425
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $189,644,320
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 384
US/Canada opening weekend: $12,429,515
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $13,307,832
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 850
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Salma Hayek – Kitty Softpaws (Voice)
Olivia Colman – Voice
Harvey Guillen – Perro (Voice)
Samson Kayo – Voice
Wagner Moura – Voice
Director(s)
Joel Crawford
Writer(s)
Paul Fisher, Tommy Swerdlow
Producer(s)
Mark Swift
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (131) | Top Critics (23) | Fresh (125) | Rotten (6)
If things are resolved a bit too quickly and predictably, the sheer charm of the journey and the stellar voice cast make it nearly unnoticeable.
December 23, 2022
Andrea Thompson
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
This is an entertaining movie that asks a question all viewers might pause to think about: if you had just one wish, what would it be, and who would it be for, yourself or someone else?
December 23, 2022 | Rating: 3/5
Stephen Romei
The Australian
TOP CRITIC
One gorgeous and dynamic fractured fairy tale
December 23, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Katie Walsh
Tribune News Service
TOP CRITIC
It’s easy to recommend all of that stuff to fans of Banderas or of the off-kilter fairy tale universe of “Shrek,” but the visual aspects of the film are not as strong.
December 23, 2022 | Rating: 2.5/4
Chris Hewitt
Minneapolis Star Tribune
TOP CRITIC
True, I can’t say I yearned to see this feline Zorro undergo a midlife crisis and face his own mortality. But given the character made his debut in Shrek 2 in 2004, it’s understandable that weariness would start to set in.
December 23, 2022 | Rating: 2/5
Jake Wilson
The Age (Australia)
TOP CRITIC
It’s funny as hell and the performances were great across the board.
December 22, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/5
Sarah Jane
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
Director Joel Crawford (The Cross: A New Age) with Januel Mercado create a tech updated, and more colorful, action-packed animated story. The script by Paul Fisher and Tommy Swerdlow brings a more edgy and satiric kind of comedy.
January 1, 2023
Linda and Al Lerner
Movies and Shakers
There is nothing better than watching and listening the to animated banter between Salma Hayek and Antonio Banderas! It is literally cinematic gold and only enhanced by the performances from John Mulaney as Jack Horner and Harvey Guillén as Perrito.
December 31, 2022
Carla Renata
The Curvy Film Critic
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is not just good, it’s surprisingly great. The film offers the remnants of the Shrek franchise a much-needed shot in the arm and finally finds the groove for Puss in Boots as a character in a solo adventure.
December 31, 2022 | Rating: 9/10
Jeffrey Harris
411mania
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish has more dynamic and interesting characters than most live action films have. Screenwriters Tommy Swerdlow and Paul Fisher make the fearless feline more engaging by taking something away from him.
December 30, 2022
Dan Lybarger
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
It’s the perfect cap to the year, and it continues to prove that animation is a medium that can thrive when people give it a chance.
December 30, 2022 | Rating: 9/10
Collier Jennings
But Why Tho? A Geek Community
Ultimately, the exploration of Puss’s pain and glory (Remorse the Cat?) made this more than just a sharp and lovely cartoon film. It made it one of the year’s best films, one to be treasured by any age.
December 30, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
Jeff York
The Establishing Shot…
Plot
Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll. Puss has burned through eight of his nine lives, though he lost count along the way. To find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives, he embarks on an epic journey into the Black Forest. But with one life left, Puss will have to humble himself and ask for help from his former partner and nemesis: Kitty Softpaws. In their quest, Puss and Kitty will be aided by a ratty, chatty, relentlessly cheerful mutt, Perrito. Together, the trio of heroes will have to stay one step ahead of Goldi and the Three Bears Crime Family, Jack Horner, and the terrifying bounty hunger, the big, bad Wolf. Sequel to the 2011 animated film directed by Chris Miller.
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