Puss in Boots (U)

In this fairy tale based story we follow Puss in Boots, a character lifted from Shrek 2, on an unexpected story of fun and adventure through a South American desert wilderness. Antonio Banderas (interesting also from The Legend of Zorro)  is excellent as the successful Shrek incarnation of swash buckling Puss in Boots, his voice silky and alluring and his opposite cat Kitty Soft Paws, played by Salma Hayek, is also accomplished within the feline skin. They are a perfect match for the setting and as a pair, both oozing charisma. But this film suffers from an identity crisis because it is not the true Puss in Boots story, which is what you might have expected, and is instead a rickety piecing together of three or four fairy tales with the characters crossing between. They may have veered from the original due to the fact that the Delacave Film Puss N Boots was produced in 2008 and is very similar and also follows the original story. So instead the Writers and Director Chris Miller, experienced voice actor and inexperienced director, roll out Humpty Dumpty, who has little history and does by no means act as a foil to the charm of the sword wielding pussy cats. There are few underling adult humorous references, to give it another level and the story breaks down into a nonsensical mishap. Saying that it is fun and the cats amuse throughout.

49/100