Puss in Boots

The "Shrek" franchise couldn't get better than it was. Or could it? Those guys at Dreamworks Animation were brilliant to spawn a spinoff using another character from their stable in the form of "Puss in Boots".

This is a story about the events leading up to to the sword fighting cat's meeting with Shrek and his friends, a prequel if you will. This is about Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas) and Humpty Dumpty (Zach Galifianakis) getting back together again after a long bitter separation, to locate the long missing magic beans so they can plant them, wait for the huge beanstalk to grow so they can climb the stalk to obtain the golden goose that lays the golen eggs. this way they can be rich beyond their dreams. Along the way, they come across Kitty Softpaws (Salma Hayek) whom they agree they could use her help especially in plotting to dupe and overcome the guards of the beans, the giant Jack & Jill (Billy Bob Thorton & Amy Sedaris).

Others to round out the cast are Constance Marie, Puss in Boots' adoptive mom, Guillermo del Toro as Moustache Man/ Comandate, Rich Dietl as Bounty Hunter, and Ryan Crego as Luis.
It was incredibly paced well in its direction by Chris Miller ("Lea Press on Lambs" (short) '88, "Shrek the Third" '07). With this small amount of experience, this guy will make an incredibly talented director. He definitely found his niche. It was very well written by Tom Wheeler based on a screen story by Brian Lynch, Wheeler, and Will Davies which was based on characters created by Charles Perrault.

If you liked Shrek, you'll love this, and who didn't like Shrek? What's not to like? This was clever, witty, colorful, with a great story and it was just killer in 3D. This is pure fun for all who like to be entertained with a great story.

Out of 4 stars: 4                         Rated: PG                       90min.