Has kitty got claws?...

Rating: 6/10 (17 August 2012)

Well animated with a nice musical score by Henry Jackman; the quality of the picture is great as well (no 3D here). Performance wise; well it wouldn't be Puss in Boots without the voice of Antonio Banderas in the starring role, and he really nailed it again here! Salma Hayek did a very decent job as Kitty Softpaws and Zach Galifianakis was adequate as Humpty Dumpty (more on him later). Honourable mentions go to; Billy Bob Thornton as Jack, Amy Sedaris as Jill, Constance Marie as Imelda and Guillermo del Toro as Moustache Man/Comandate.
Although, in parts it was pretty funny and there were some nice one- liners and the usual subtle references to other movies; I felt there was something missing (apart from Shrek and Donkeyetc). At the end of the day I put it down to the fact that I didn't find the character of Humpty Dumpty very convincing. His motivations seemed very vague for the amount of effort he put in. This aside, it's well made, pretty enjoyable and it's got Antonio Banderas as Puss in Boots! Could have been better though.
SteelMonster's verdict: RECOMMENDED (just).
My Score 6.4/10
IMDb Score: 6.7/10 (based on 49,821 votes at the time of going to press).
MetaScore: 65/100: (Based on 24 critic reviews provided by Metacritic.com at the time of going to press).
Rotten Tomatoes 'Tomatometer' Score: 83/100 (based on 136 reviews counted at the time of going to press).
Rotten Tomatoes 'Audience' Score: 70/100 'Liked It' (based on 66,712 user ratings counted at the time of going to press).
You can find an expanded version of this review on my blog: Thoughts of a SteelMonster.