Synopsis
A hard-on-his-luck hound finds himself in a town full of cats in need of a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain's wicked plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant mentor, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day.
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Cast
- Michael CeraHank (voice)
- Samuel L. JacksonJimbo (voice)
- Ricky GervaisIka Chu (voice)
- Kylie KuiokaEmiko (voice)
- Mel BrooksShogun (voice)
- George TakeiOhga (voice)
- Gabriel IglesiasChuck (voice)
- Djimon HounsouSumo (voice)
- Michelle YeohYuki (voice)
- Aasif MandviIchiro (voice)
Recommendations
- 78
Austin Chronicle
Look, when Mel Brooks is both a producer and star of your film, you know it’ll have some laughs. - 65
TheWrap
It’s a breezy, funny, highly self-referential flick steeped in movie history. - 63
Boston Globe
Visually, the movie is surprisingly inventive, with takeoffs on everything from manga to Hokusai prints. Sure, a lot of the jokes are dumb — you got a problem with that? — but “Paws” is quite smart. - 60
The New York Times
Despite its risqué origins, “Paws of Fury” manages to dish out lighthearted fun, swashbuckling action and surface-level messaging about following your dreams, though not every joke lands. - 50
Washington Post
Setting aside the puzzling marriage of source material and medium, “Paws” at least makes for a breezy summertime diversion. Contrived but cute, the movie deserves credit for its indictment of insularity, as well as a few hearty laughs. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
The screenplay, credited to the five original Blazing Saddles writers as well as Ed Stone and Nate Hopper, is relentlessly silly but only intermittently funny. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
“The Legend of Hank” offers a few hints of the wit and wisdom of its predecessor but is mostly content to coast through a familiar story on the accumulated charm of its star-studded cast of voice actors. - 40
Variety
“Paws of Fury” is an efficient yet underimagined animated fable that barely musters the flavor of a cliché Western comedy.
