‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’ Review: Antonio Banderas’ Feline Hero Fights for His (Last) Life in Existential Sequel
More than a decade after “Shrek” prequel/spinoff “Puss in Boots,” the flowery tom cat is as much as his vintage tricks — however has but to satisfy the computer-lively ogre whose birthday birthday celebration he’s destined to crash in “Shrek 2.” As that collection wore on, the “Shrek” franchise took on such a lot of famous aspect characters that with the aid of using the fourth outing, there has been hardly ever room left to swing a cat. A knee-excessive hero who walks, talks and swashbuckles upright, Puss turned into one of the few tagalongs wealthy sufficient to warrant his personal foundation story. Now, director Joel Crawford (“The Croods: A New Age”) is going dark, bringing the fearless cat head to head together along with his personal mortality. By forcing Puss to ponder his priorities, the sequel greater than justifies its personal existence, at the same time as paving the manner for the way his direction meets the huge inexperienced guy’s. The stakes can be greater critical thi...