Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl — A Comforting Parable

A lighthearted parable about the dangers of reliance on technology, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl delights in every way: through its careful animation, lovable characters, and timely message.

Rating: 7.7/10

Highlights

• Amazing claymation

• Thoughtfully made, with loads of interesting details

• A comforting watch

Lowlights

• More of a recap from the first film would've been helpful

• Not enough screentime for Feathers McGraw

• A bit predictable

A delightful new film from one of my favorite childhood shows, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl successfully lived up to the high pedestal I've had the series placed upon since I was a child. However, this time around, I was able to spot moments of adult humor delicately sprinkled throughout the family-friendly hijinks, and recognized the film as a not-so-subtle scolding of today's reliance on technology. Clearly, trusting technology to interpret commands using its own digital judgement is a bad idea (as I personally believe we'll soon see for ourselves with the rise of artificial intelligence). However, the film's cheery storytelling overrode any sort of frumpiness risked by such a message, conclusively leading to no detraction from the film as a whole. Overall, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl is a success: the weaving in of this modern parable into the storyline was artfully done, and the presentation of the film itself is expertly crafted and creative, rendering the latest addition to the Wallace & Gromit series a warm feature that stands up to its classic successors.

Liked Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl? Watch the short film from the same series The Wrong Trousers, where you first meet Feathers McGraw and see another example of technology gone wrong in the world of Wallace and Gromit.

Watch the trailer!