The latest feature from Bill Plympton feels more like an animated comic book then a movie. It's the story of a cowboy who ends up in a logging town just as a movie studio sends a crew out to shoot their latest film.
It's a musical.
This is a film you are going to have to see several times because it's full of sly remarks, throw away images and general insanity that you multiple viewings are needed to see it all. I generally laughed and had a good time.
What bothered me about the film is that rather static. Such is the nature of computer assisted animation. What I mean by this is that is that the images are minimally animated and the backgrounds are flat and motionless. While I've seen this sort of thing in other films, I've never seen it in a Plympton film. It is because of this I made the comic remark at the top.
Animation aside this film is a wickedly funny blast and worth a look.
MORE SO SINCE IT IS PLAY WITH WHALE 52
Hands down one of the greatest films of 2025, WHALE 52 left me a sobbing mess. It is a glorious celebration about finding the people you need.
Based on a true story the film is the story of a senior volunteer who ends up asked to mind a young man who refuses to speak. Over time the pair begin to connect.
I was not expecting this to be what it was. Where it goes and how it goes was so perfectly done that even the touches that make you think it's just Plympton style quirkiness reveals itself to be key to the tale. I will not say more lest I spoil anything.
I was destroyed in the best possible way by the ending which is as note perfect as any film I've ever seen.( Yes, really)
I do not have words to say more beyond see this film when it makes a limited run at Cinema Village in NYC starting Friday with Bill Plympton Q&A's at the 6 and 8 PM showings every day
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