Yahoo Movies Harry Potter star's new short film debuts with 100% Rotten Tomatoes score
The Rat Catcher, the new short film featuring Harry Potter star Ralph Fiennes, has landed a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes.
The 17-minute film is the latest adaptation of Roald Dahl's work from acclaimed filmmaker Wes Anderson, following previous shorts Poison, The Swan and The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.
The latest Netflix short follows a reporter and mechanic as they listen to how a rat catcher prepares to outwit his prey, with Fiennes being joined by Richard Ayoade and Rupert Friend in the cast.
Sir Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Richard Ayoade and Rupert Friend star in Wes Anderson's collection of shorts.
THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR, THE SWAN, THE RAT CATCHER and POISON are all now streaming! pic.twitter.com/qvEzt2xLkv— Netflix (@netflix) September 30, 2023
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Much like Anderson’s other shorts, The Rat Catcher has received acclaim since its release, boasting a perfect 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes from its first seven reviews.
You can read a selection of reviews below:
Slate
"[The] visual presentation and rapid-fire dialogue make [it] instantly recognizable as Anderson's, but [the] tone takes him into territory so unexpected it might be disorienting if his hand were not so sure."
The New Yorker
"Lest viewers become even briefly comfortable with the enchantments of his staging and of his actors’ performances, Anderson jolts them alert with ever more audacious contrivances."
Ready Steady Cut
"There is all sorts going on here; smatterings of humour with a bit of appreciation for rodent cunning giving way to something very close to outright horror."
Polygon
"It has the softest emotional impact of Anderson's four shorts, though that doesn’t make it less intriguing."
Cinefilia
"In its 17 minutes of length, Anderson goes straight to the point to atomize, within his stylistic quirks, a very entertaining short story about men and rats."
The Straits Times
"Anderson plays with contrasts with precision. The warm yellow-brown tint of the frame, Ayoade's poker-faced narration and Claud's sense of shock undercut the creepiness with just the right amount of humour."
The Rat Catcher is streaming on Netflix.
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