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Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005 85 min United Kingdom, United States of America G 0+
★8.3
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
Director: Steve Box, Nick Park
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Description
Cheese-loving eccentric Wallace and his cunning canine pal Gromit run a business ridding the town of garden pests. Using only humane methods, which turns their home into a halfway house for evicted vermin, the pair stumble upon a mystery involving a voracious vegetarian monster that threatens to ruin the annual veggie-growing contest.
Budget:
$30M
US Gross:
$56.11M
Worldwide:
$192.61M
Starring
Peter Sallis
Actor
Helena Bonham Carter
Actor
Ralph Fiennes
Actor
Awards
Academy Awards 2006
— Best Animated Feature
BAFTA 2006
— Alexander Korda Award for Outstanding British Film
Saturn Awards 2006
— Best Animated Feature
BAFTA 2006
— Alexander Korda Award for Outstanding British Film
Key opinion
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is widely celebrated for its meticulous stop-motion craftsmanship and distinct British wit. While the majority of critics and audiences praise the film as a charming, technically brilliant homage to classic horror, a minority find the humor or the plasticine aesthetic disconnected from their personal tastes.
| Production | The meticulous, hand-crafted stop-motion animation represents an artistic triumph, with tangible textures and physical details that distinguish it from standard CGI. | |
| Originality | The film effectively blends classic monster-movie tropes with British humor, creating a clever parody that pays respectful homage to films like King Kong and Frankenstein. | |
| Acting | Gromit serves as the emotional and comedic anchor of the film, conveying complex narrative beats and humor entirely through expressive non-verbal gestures. | |
| Humor | The humor divides viewers; some appreciate its subtle, adult-leaning irony, while others find the jokes too simplistic or feel they fail to land for older audiences. | |
| Pacing | The narrative's pacing and structural coherence are points of contention, with some viewers finding the story instantly gripping and others feeling it is dull or lacking a compelling plot. |