Movie Review: Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Stop motion animation, is not only amazing to watch, but I find it even better and so impressive when you watch the behind the scenes videos, showing the process: How much care has been put into each frame.

If you’re anything like me and grew up with these two clay legends, you’ve probably been buzzing for this since it was announced. And let me just say: it delivers. Not just on the laughs and quirky British charm we all love, but oh boy – the animation. That’s where this one really shines.

So first off, yes – it’s still stop-motion. Thank the cheese gods, they haven’t sold out and gone full CGI (I was worried for a second). But the animation has had a serious glow-up. It’s like the same homemade charm but polished in all the right ways. The characters still have those lovely thumbprints and wobbly eyebrows, but everything just feels smoother, crisper – almost like they’ve given the whole set a proper spring clean.

The detail is wild. You can see individual fingerprints in the clay, the texture of wool in Gromit’s little jumper, and don’t even get me started on the background sets. There’s one scene in a dark alley, and the way the light bounces off the rain-soaked bricks – I was genuinely just staring at the screen like a magpie. It's the kind of animation that makes you want to pause every frame and just soak it in.

What really blew my mind was how much expression they managed to squeeze out of the characters, especially Gromit. I mean, he doesn’t even speak, but somehow his eyebrow game has levelled up. He deserves his own BAFTA for best non-verbal sass. And the movement – so fluid! You almost forget it’s stop-motion because it flows like it was digitally animated, but keeps that lovely handmade, slightly quirky feel that makes Wallace & Gromit what they are.

Basically, Aardman have nailed it. They've somehow managed to keep that nostalgic, warm fuzziness of the old films, while pushing the craft forward in a way that feels modern but not soulless. If you're an animation nerd (or just someone who likes a good laugh and a bit of British weirdness), you’ll absolutely love it.

Long story short: it’s brilliant, it’s bonkers, and it looks bloody gorgeous. Go watch it.

Image courtesy of Netflix