Arts

Film: Wallace and Gromit in The Case of the Were-Rabbit

My local cinema rarely has more than twenty people in the audience. Tonight's different. The place is packed for a film that's been out a month already. People here are fiercely loyal: if a British film is hyped in the press they act as if it's against the law to miss it.

The good news is that everyone's right to be here. I can't agree with Liz; The Case of the Were-Rabbit is a wonderful film, from the Wallace's seventies sideburns in the opening frame right to the gag at the very end of the closing credits.

You can almost hear the production team saying "that's it - waving rabbits". With the Oscar pretty much in the bag they kicked back and had fun for the rest of the picture.

The same can't be said for the B-movie it played with. The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper is tedious, tiresome, schmaltzy pap. (Or is this view coloured by the fact that it's not Christmas yet.)

If you're wondering whether to see Wallace and Gromit, I'd urge you to go. Just make sure you're ten minutes late.