Movie Info
An old enemy returns in Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. Wallace (Ben Whitehead) has been using his inventions to automate his daily life, much to the minor annoyance of Gromit. Wallace’s latest invention is the “Smart Gnome” Norbot (Reece Shearsmith), which becomes a surprise hit for Wallace due to Norbot’s exceptional gardening skills. This media attention catches the attention of imprisoned penguin criminal mastermind Feathers McGraw, who ends up hacking Norbot as part of a plan for revenge.
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Synopsis
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl is the second feature film starring the signature characters of the Aardman stop-motion animation studio, arriving 19 years after 2005’s Curse of the Wererabbit. The film is a direct sequel to the 1993 Oscar-winning Wallace & Gromit short film The Wrong Trousers, bringing back the short’s antagonist Feathers McGraw.
By hacking Wallace’s new “Smart Gnome” invention Norbot, Feathers McGraw hopes to get revenge for being imprisoned in the zoo. Once again, the target is the Blue Diamond, which Chief Police Inspector Mackintosh (Peter Kay) plans to unveil in a new exhibition. When Norbot and his Smart Gnome clones go on a crime spree, Wallace quickly becomes the prime suspect.
My Thoughts on Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl is being released to coincide with the 35th anniversary of the characters created by co-director Nick Park. As such, this is a film that favours nostalgia more than anything else, focusing on the core dynamic between Wallace and his silent, yet arguably smarter, canine best friend Gromit.
Arguably, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl pales somewhat in comparison to the duo’s previous feature film outing, the Halloween-themed Curse of the Wererabbit, as Vengeance Most Fowl features a narrative that is comparatively bare-boned, lacking the celebrity voice actors of the previous film.
In some ways, the very basic nature of Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl can be seen as intentional. Ultimately, this is a film that is meant to celebrate nearly four decades of Aardman Animation. The end result is a film that can be enjoyed by Wallace & Gromit fans old and new.
Trailer for Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
