Film Review – Marcel The Shell with Shoes on (2022) [Video]

Marcel (Jenny Slate) lives with his grandmother, Connie (Isabella Rossellini) and he has a fairly simple life. He’s experienced bad things from the previous owners though, however when Dean (Dean Fleischer Camp) moves in he finds Marcel fascinating.

Starting to record Marcel doing things for short videos, he publishes them on YouTube and over time the views gradually ramp up. Before he knows it, Marcel is an internet phenomenon and he’s even being lined up to be interviewed on television. Not bad for a shell with shoes on.

Marcel The Shell with Shoes on is the feature length film which is developed from the short YouTube videos which gathered a massive fanbase. Originally created by Dean Fleischer Camp and Jenny Slate, they return to give Marcel his silver screen debut.

Made over the course of seven years, using improvisations from Jenny Slate, Isabella Rossellini and others, Marcel the Shell with Shoes on not only gives …