Wendell & Wild

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Clark C Fantastic visuals and beautiful animation but a terrible script. Not involving, not well conceived. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/23/22 Full Review Ry N Kat makes a deal with two demons to bring them to the land of the living after losing her parents. Selick's stop motion is great as always, but the political part of the plot fell short. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/25/25 Full Review Helena H Best movie I've seen in a hot minute. I miss movies like this, we NEED more! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/17/25 Full Review TROY S A genuinely brilliant stop-motion film from the mind of Henry Selick. Characters, visuals, comedy, sets, it was all brilliantly done. Even the voice actors were perfectly cast. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/22/25 Full Review Jens B I don't understand the positive reception of "Wendell & Wild." It's all well and good that the film seems to have found its audience. But is it possible that director Henry Selick is at least a little nostalgic? I don't deny that the man is a master of stop-motion animation; "Wendell & Wild" boasts impressive animation, especially in the details. The character design is also full of life and exudes a charm all its own, making you want to watch the film and its protagonist. It's just a shame that, apart from these two points, nothing else in the film works. The plot is probably the biggest problem: What is it actually about? Loss and grief? A critique of religion and blind obedience? Or perhaps the problem of the privatization of the penal system? Moreover, the protagonist and all the supporting actors fail to provide any stability in the confusing plot: Everyone has their own agenda, and none of it is carried through or concluded. After an interesting opening, somewhat reminiscent of "Monkeybone," the film lost me, and I had to endure 90 minutes of boredom. When I felt like the exposition was finally over and the adventure could begin, there were only 16 minutes left. Apparently, I had already seen the finale! Calling it a screenplay disaster is entirely appropriate. But the criticism doesn't end there. To sum it up: The voice acting is lackluster and/or incongruous with the characters' movements. The interactions also seem somewhat out of sync. The needle drops are equally inappropriate and pull me out of the film. The backgrounds seem empty and too clean; the visual effects are reminiscent of Windows Movie Maker. I love stop-motion animation. My heart swells when I see the animators' fingerprints (like on the cream drops in this film) and admire the work that also went into "Wendell & Wild." The fact that the film fails to move me in the slightest should really speak for itself. If Wendell and Wild weren't in the title, I wouldn't be able to name a single character in this film, let alone the main character. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/18/25 Full Review Waki W This movie was fun and good watch! I would recommend to watch if you love henry selick movies and Great halloween adventure and comedy film. This was good to see it on Netflix. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/06/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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