It’s evening in Lancashire, England. Wallace and his dog, Gromit, are driving around to stop the rabbits from eating peoples’ vegetables using their business name, “Anti-Pesto.” They succeed.

The next day, Wallace meets this woman, Lady Tottington, at her house. He uses his invention of sucking the rabbits into a tank in which they float in. He plans to alter their minds to stop eating the crops.

However, a man, Victor, wants Lady Tottington as his wife. So, he doesn’t want Wallace around her. He mainly wants to get rid of the rabbits by killing them.

Back at home, Wallace uses his special machine to transfer some of his mental traits to the rabbits. However, he accidentally speeds it up too much by pressing the wrong button. This causes one of the rabbits inside to stick to his head inside the tank-like cap attached to his machine. He manages to get the cap off. But the rabbit stays on his head.

He also takes a random rabbit and has it sniff vegetables… which grosses him out. He decides to call the rabbit Hutch.

That evening, Reverend Clement Hedges, who is in charge of the local church, notices something peculiar. He sees a monstrous creature and it attacks his vegetables.

The next day, there is a town meeting where everyone discusses the were-rabbit. Victor decides to shoot the rabbit with his gun. But Lady Tottington suggests that Wallace and Gromit get a second chance in defeating the were-rabbit.

Later, while in his car, Wallace has Gromit control a giant, lady were-rabbit puppet, as a way to lure the were-rabbit into being defeated. Wallace suggests that Gromit makes the puppet more exciting and then praises him for doing it. However, he isn’t paying attention to the road. So, he crashes. But he blames Gromit for it and leaves the car. While he’s out, Gromit finds the were-rabbit.

At some point, Gromit finds a bunch of vegetables and rabbit footprints leading into Wallace’s room. When he sees the giant load of vegetables, he is shocked and scared, figuring out that Wallace is the were-rabbit.

Wallace eventually gets bunny ears on the sides of his head. Gromit shows him the article in the newspaper about the were-rabbit. But when he points out to Wallace that he was the were-rabbit, Wallace won’t believe him.

However, the two discover Hutch the rabbit, who reveals himself as a mental copy of Wallace. He wears his green vest, shoes, and says the things Wallace normally says, such as “Cheese, Gromit.”

Wallace realizes that Gromit was right about him transforming into a were-rabbit at night during a full moon. He cries over that.

Lady Tottington comes over to ask Wallace something. But he is turning into a were-rabbit. So, he tries to avoid her by making excuses about why she should leave. He even blows a raspberry at her, which leaves her in tears, and she exits his property.

After Wallace has turned into a were-rabbit, Gromit draws his attention to the female were-rabbit costume that he is wearing. Wallace follows him.

Meanwhile, the vegetable competition is being held. Wallace crashes it while in his were-rabbit form. Gromit tries to save him. But it causes chaos and panic.

I enjoyed this movie from start to finish. One aspect that I admire is that it was animated using clay. This is called claymation, which is a specific form of stop-motion animation.

I also appreciate the concept of a were-rabbit. It’s a twist on the traditional werewolf myth. But it was executed in a humorous manner. The film itself is very funny. I laughed several times throughout it. One of the funniest scenes was when Hutch “became” Wallace.

Which brings me to my next thought. I found the character development to be strong and even memorable, especially between Wallace and Gromit. 

Wallace, although intelligent and great at inventing, is not very bright. He is also a bit naive.

Gromit, on the other hand, is a little smarter when it comes to decision making. Even without a mouth or voice, I could easily learn his personality and traits just by how he uses his eyes. For instance, he gives Wallace sharp looks when he makes him do something that he doesn’t like, such as control the female were-wolf puppet. He also makes facepalms when Wallace makes unintelligent decisions.

Yet he also has sympathy for him. Like when Wallace cries over how he becomes a were-rabbit at night, Gromit comforts him by putting his paw on his back. I actually find Gromit to be a lot like a friend or even brother to Wallace.

Another perk is how this movie is fast paced, although it is only around an hour and a half long. Yet due to how quick it breezes by, I think this film is great for kids, as well as everyone else. It’s actually rated G, something that was less common than in the 20th century, even in 2005. Even the darker scenes aren’t really scary, not even for young children.

Even though the main character is an adult, I believe that today’s kids may enjoy it. I consider Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit to be fantastic with no boring scenes whatsoever.

I give it 5 out of 5 stars.