The Muppets is the long awaited reboot of the popular children's TV show of the same name. I think James Bobin (best known for Flight of the Conchords) has done very well in his feature debut. It follows the story of Walter and his quest to be a muppet. After a rather funny intro Walter, his brother James (Jason Segel) and his girlfriend (Amy Adams) head off to LA. But when Walter finds out the Muppet's Studio is going to be demolished by an evil oil baron (Chris Cooper) he finds Kermit and they go on a quest to reunite the Muppets, save the studio and make as many self referential jokes as possible. Although the story isn't that creative, that isn't what the Muppets are about. They're about going back to your early childhood memories and reliving what is great. Most of the cameos are good and Bret McKenzie has done a great job with the music.
8/10
Tomm
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