Movie Review: Missing Link

Movie Review: Missing Link                                                                                                             4-20-19

Explorer Lionel Frost (Hugh Jackman) is determined to be accepted into British society by discovering mythical creatures. He makes a deal with Lord Piggot-Dunceby (Stephen Fry), that if he finds a Sasquatch, he will be part of the 'Great Men'. Frost travels to a forest in Oregon and finds a Sasquatch named Susan (Zach Galifianakis), he tells Frost that he is the last of his kind. With the help of Frost's ex-girlfriend Adelina Fortnight (Zoe Saldana), he and Susan go on an international journey to Shangri-La, where Susan's cousins the Yetis live. Little do they know that Piggot-Dunceby has hired an assassin to kill Frost and Susan!

Missing Link is the first Laika film not to be distributed by Focus Features, a division of Universal. Instead, it was distributed by Annapurna Pictures. Instead of being scary like Coraline or ParaNorman, gross like The Boxtrolls, or violent like Kubo and the Two Strings, Missing Link has a lighter and more kid-friendly tone. Another notable difference is that instead of having a kid as a protagonist like previous Laika films, Missing Link has an almost all grown-up cast.

Now, what do I think of Missing Link? I think it's one of Laika's funniest movies to date with painstaking animation, likable characters, and some really funny jokes.

Like Laika's other films, Missing Link has gorgeous backgrounds and life-like camera movements. However, the story can be a little cliched and predictable at times.

In conclusion, while not as good as Coraline or Kubo, Missing Link is a film that I would personally pick over the upcoming Detective Pikachu or the live-action Aladdin.

Rating: 3.75 stars out of 5.