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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish — Review: It’s Surprisingly Good
by KJ Proulx
Being a huge fan of Shrek and Shrek 2, I will always check out anything new this franchise has to offer. Like many others, I was disappointed with Shrek the Third. Shrek Forever After was fine and even though I enjoyed the first Puss in Boots for what it was, my enthusiasm for the franchise has started to fade over the years. For this reason alone, I was very unsure about a Puss in Boots sequel. It's been so long since the first one and I didn’t even love that film. Well, colour me incredibly surprised. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is now playing in theatres and available on-demand and I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Following Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas) many years after the events of the rest of the franchise, his love of action and adventure has caught up with him. He has used eight of his nine lives and is visited by death. He is told that the next time he dies will be the end. This has him taking a second look at his life. Learning that there may be a chance of restoring his lives by venturing into the Dark Forest, he sets out on a quest to do so. Accompanied by Kitty Softpaws (Salma Hayek) and Perrito (Harvey Guillén), this is both a hilarious/fun adventure and an emotional tale that really worked for me.
