Wallace et Gromit : Le mystère du lapin-garou

The uncrowned king of clay animation, Nick Park, had already tested the feature film format with Chicken Run, so he ventured into the format with Wallace & Gromit with a clear conscience. Although he didn't use traditional computer animation, a standard contemporary animated blockbuster with pop-cultural references and jokes aimed largely at adult audiences emerged. The atmosphere of the film is pleasant, but I must say that I liked the half-hour format of the Wallace and Gromit's World of Inventions series a bit more. There were plenty of gags, but they were spread over a larger area, and at times I even caught myself getting a bit bored despite the author's efforts. Practically every fan of animated films will appreciate Park's playfulness with the genre and his stylistic purity. The finale is dynamic, including an aerial battle on airplanes from a funfair carousel and rooftop fights. This fight with the oversized rabbit can only be recommended. Overall impression: 80%. (02/01/2008)

Technically, there is absolutely nothing to fault the film for. The elaborate little town feels alive in all respects, the admirable camera work with the miniatures makes even the smallest details stand out, and Park and Box mix in a great story that perhaps deserves more than just a cadence-rich series of gags without a more coherent plot. If the plot of the film had been condensed into another short, or if some parts had been even more developed and not cheaply cut off by a humorous point (albeit a damn funny one) it would have been a perfect spectacle in every way. Here, we are left with another series that is part of the so-called "mood lifters," but I cannot give it a perfect review score for the above reasons to the above. (26/03/2006)

Fortunately, the concerns about whether Wallace and Gromit (or Nick Park) would be able to handle three times the running time of a regular episode proved to be false. (22/10/2005)

I am glad that Nick Park tried this time with the proven duo on a feature-length scale, but as time goes on, this serving of vegetables starts to really drag. Wallace and Gromit are simply suited for a half-hour short, but after an hour, their specific humor starts to become almost tedious. Similar to what happened with Chicken Run, this is not a painful disaster, but for the next time, they really need to shorten it. The disappointment is even greater considering that a repeated screening of The Wrong Trousers shortly before confirmed that Aardman is usually in a completely different league. (14/03/2006)

This is another beautiful example of how stop motion animation simply is not dead. But what's more, it's a fantastic demonstration that it's possible to shoot similar films with an interesting story that is wonderfully eccentric and also has excellent British humor, both in dialogue and in the unfolding events. This will entertain both children and parents. (03/04/2015)