Marcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors of a mysterious tragedy.
Further proof that YouTube characters seldom translate into feature length efforts.| Read in full: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On film review We Love Cinema
What should be an irritating story about a tiny talking shell with shoes trying to find his family is somehow funny and beguiling.The Guardian
Delicate yet resonantLittle White Lies
Funny, profound, weird, sad, and gorgeously constructed — Marcel is a true original, liable to melt even the most cynical heart. A very special shell indeed.Empire
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