Sir Lionel Frost (Hugh Jackman) is drinking a tepid cup of tea in a rowboat in Loch Ness with his valet, Mr. Lint. Frost hopes to capture irrefutable proof of the Loch Ness Monster. Though he manages to take a picture of the great beast, things go awry and the camera is destroyed. After returning to London, Mr. Lint resigns. However, Sir Lionel has a new quest: to find Bigfoot in the American Northwest! He proudly declares his intention to a local explorers' club that he has long wanted to join. Lord Piggot-Dunceby (Stephen Fry) is adamantly opposed to Frost's plans and sends an assassin to make sure he is not successful. Sir Lionel has hardly arrived in Washington than he meets Sasquatch (Zack Galifinakis). To his great astonishment, bigfoot speaks! He is the last of his kind in the area and sent the letter to Sir Lionel in hopes that he would help him reach Tibet where he could join the Yetis, whom he views as cousins. Frost agrees.
Here is a fun adventure story that reminds one of Raiders of the Lost Ark or King Solomon's Mines. A globe-trotting adventure that spans Scotland, England, the United States, India, and the Himalayas. The settings are excellent and the claymation is terrific. The animation of the elephant scene is shown as a post credits scene and demonstrates the immense effort taken to make this film. Sir Lionel goes from being a man concerned entirely about his reputation to a man who connects with others. Mr. Link - the name that Lionel bequeaths to bigfoot - finds a friend and is no longer lonely. Adelina Fortnight (Zoe Saladana) leaves her self-imposed seclusion in the wake of her husband's death to partake in Mr. Link's quest for the Yetis.
Made by the same company that did Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, and Kubo and the Two Strings, this was the most expensive of them and the first not to turn a profit. That is unfortunate as it is a really entertaining movie. Definitely recommended.
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