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I can't believe Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, the sequal to a spin-off movie based on a secondary character from the now 22-year-old Shrek franchise, was a genuinely good movie. Not even just good-for-a-sequel, or better-than-expected. Just good.

The animation was gorgeous and well suited to the loosely Zorro-inspired homage vibe they were going for; the major characters felt fleshed out, with interesting/compelling motivations for their parts in the narrative; the plot was fun and silly while also managing to be heartfelt and centered around a relatable theme of appreciating what you have instead of always chasing after what you don't, without straying too far into trite and overdone; and the movie managed to have both a sympathetic female antagonist who switched sides to team up with the protagonists by the end & a villain whose hubris and greed walked him straight into his own narratively cathartic and well deserved downfall.

I went into this movie with low expectations, and I came out with a new favorite movie.