
In the 19th century, two men are out on the water. One tries to photograph the other while there is a monster behind him. That guy is Sir Lionel Frost.
A little time has passed. Lionel is now in the place where the “Society of Great Men” is held. He hopes he can get in after discovering a lot of unusual monsters and beasts.
Unfortunately, the other men don’t understand him and refuse to believe him. It’s especially worse with Lord Piggot-Dunceby, who hates Lionel. He gets angry and tries to hurt him.
Sometime later, Lionel receives a letter and finds out that there is a Sasquatch somewhere. He makes a deal with Piggot-Dunceby—if he can prove that this creature actually exists, he can join the organization.
And so his journey begins! Lionel travels from England all the way to the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
However, once he’s there, people stare at him. If that’s bad enough, he ends up getting into a fight at a local bar.
But at some point, he finds the yeti, who is enthusiastic and happy to meet him. However, he wants to be with his own kind. Lionel is willing to help him. He calls him Mr. Link.
The two go back into the bar, where a fight breaks out again. They also encounter this man, Willard Stenk.
Nevertheless, the two go on their journey. On the way, they decide to get a map to the Himalayas. There is a person that Lionel knows has one. That is his ex, Adelina Fortnight.
The two visit her, although she is not happy to see Lionel. He tries to take the map—but she stops him. Yet she also decides to go with him to Asia.
The three go onto a ship that will take them oversea. Mr. Link stares into space and wonders what it would be like to meet other yetis.
But Stenk comes and starts shooting. Lionel and Mr. Link try to flee. However, Adelina ends up almost falling overboard. Luckily, Mr. Link saves her.
Lionel says that if he’s going to be with Mr. Link for a while, he should have a proper name. Mr. Link decides to call himself, “Susan,” because that was his last helper’s name. He doesn’t care that it’s a girl’s name.
After a long journey, the trio has finally made it to Asia. They are in Nepal, where they meet a local young woman and her grandma. They eat authentic Nepali food and learn more about their final destination.
When they finally get to where the yetis are, Susan gets excited. However, their Queen won’t take him. If that’s not bad enough, she has him, Lionel, and Adelina confined to a hole in the ground.
What will happen next?
There were a lot of aspects that I enjoyed about this movie. A big one was the humor. I laughed a lot throughout the film. Mr. Link/Susan was especially funny, particularly with how he reacted to the Nepali using Yak as their food source.
Lionel was also likable, even though he wasn’t always bright. I also disliked Lord Piggot-Dunceby. He was a total jerk.
Stenk looked a lot like another character from a different film, yet I can’t remember which one. But I liked hating him, too.
The concept of this story was strong, and it led to lots of twists and turns. See the film to find out what they are.
As usual, the pacing was quick for the most part. Some moments were a little too slow. But those were minor.
This movie was animated using stop-motion puppets. Yet the design made it look similar to CG animation. I consider this a good thing because it looks more modern that way.
Overall, I enjoyed Missing Link. It was a humorous flick that people of all ages can enjoy. It has no violence, scary moments, profanity, or anything unsuitable for young audiences.
I give this film 4.5 out of 5 stars.
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