Puss In Boots is a spin off of the Shrek franchise. Now I went into this film with very low expectations. I enjoyed Shrek, and I enjoyed Shrek 2... However, Shrek 3 was one of the worst animated films I've ever seen, and Shrek 4 was only slightly better, and spin offs being what they are I fully expected this to be a massive pile of steaming shit. This could perhaps be why I found myself won over by this film. Now I'm not going to go as far as to say that it's a great film, but I certainly enjoyed some of it. The story is simple enough, Puss teams up with his old friend Humpty Dumpty in an attempt to steal the golden eggs from the top of a beanstalk in order to repay an old debt. It plays out with a good amount of twists and turns which will keep both children and their accompanying adults entertained. For a while the film passed and whilst it was neither offensively bad, it did little to truely excite me either, but then Chris Miller starts to get a little inventive with his shots, using split screen with great effect, including offering one of my favourite jokes in the film. It's hard to believe that it's made by the same person who was at the helm for Shrek the Third.
Whether or not diminished expectations were to blame for my enjoyment of this relatively straight forward film will only be seen upon repeat viewings, but for now I would say that without pushing itself too much, Puss In Boots, whilst not an essential film, is enjoyable, and if you're looking for a good film to take your kids too at the moment you couldn't go too far wrong with this.
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