Film review: Muppets Most Wanted

Created almost 60 years ago by Jim Henson, Kermit The Frog and his hand-operated chums gained a new lease of life in 2011 with the release of the seventh feature film, snappily entitled The Muppets.
By The Newsroom
Published 13th Apr 2014, 21:00 BST

Combining an irreverent script, tongue-in-cheek cameos and uproarious song and dance numbers, James Bobin’s film was a treat for fans of all ages.

Muppets Most Wanted is the inevitable sequel and harnesses some of the same charm and zany energy including original compositions by Bret McKenzie from Flight Of The Conchords, who garnered an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the first film.

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The New Zealand-born comedian and musician delights with his pithy worksmithery including a rousing opening number featuring Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga that declares, “We’re doing a sequel, the studio wants more/While they wait for Tom Hanks to do Toy Story 4!”

The ramshackle plot bounces along at breakneck speed, providing a hook for hare-brained set pieces replete with Celine Dion as Miss Piggy’s Fairy Godmother.

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