Feature adaptation of the animated short film interviewing a mollusk named Marcel.... (Full plot summary below)
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Feature adaptation of the animated short film interviewing a mollusk named Marcel.
Leave your thoughts about Marcel the Shell with Shoes On.
| EmpireJohn NugentFunny, profound, weird, sad, and gorgeously constructed — Marcel is a true original, liable to melt even the most cynical heart. A very special shell indeed. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsIt’s best not to expect a life-changing experience from Marcel the Shell With Shoes On. But its tenderness, along with its best jokes, are most welcome right about now. |
| RogerEbert.comCarla RenataMarcel the Shell with Shoes On will make your spirit soar and remind you to enjoy those you love, inhale a bit of fresh air, and respect the earth every second as though it were your very first time. |
| The A.V. ClubCourtney HowardUltimately, Marcel’s clever creators reward our willingness to believe he and his world are real, while offering an opportunity to look at our own world from a different perspective. |
| New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriMarcel the Shell With Shoes On is the most unassuming and delicate of movies, but don’t be shocked if it leaves you in ruins. |
| SlashfilmJacob HallIt's easy to imagine this becoming a favorite movie for curious, creative kids and their cineaste parents — a cute, sweet, funny, imaginative tale dressed up like reality, an ode to survivors and the power of community. |
| Film ThreatAlan NgWhile simple, there is great depth to this uncomplicated story. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzThere is real emotion and purpose pumped into the tiny picture – it has a heart as big as its title character is small. |
| Vanity FairRichard LawsonMarcel the Shell with Shoes On both gets on little ones’ level and lifts them up to give them a better view out the window, presenting a world of thought and feeling to go along with the giggles and “aw”s of the film’s endearing landscape. Maybe quirky earnestness is back—so long as it’s done with as much care and insight as this rather marvelous curio. |
| The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeMarcel the Shell With Shoes On is a film with much to offer when it comes to lessons and laughs. It even handles its primary themes about loss, grief and community with humor and grace, an approach that, these days, seems especially hard to find. |
