The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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A Matter of Loaf and Death
Family · Animation · Comedy · 2008
Wallace and Gromit open a bakery, accidentally getting tied up with a murder mystery in the process. But when Wallace falls in love, Gromit is left to solve the case by himself.
Movie details
A Matter of Loaf and Death
“A life with love and suspense.”
2008 Family · Animation · Comedy 30m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.4 / 10
Community rating
Wallace and Gromit open a bakery, accidentally getting tied up with a murder mystery in the process. But when Wallace falls in love, Gromit is left to solve the case by himself.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over A Matter of Loaf and Death?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Nick Park
Written by
Mark Burton
Peter Sallis
Wallace (voice)
Sally Lindsay
Piella (voice)
M
Melissa Collier
Fluffles (voice)
S
Sarah Laborde
Bake-O-Lite Singer (voice)
Geraldine McEwan
Miss Thripp (voice) (uncredited)
Ben Whitehead
Bob the Baker (voice) (uncredited)
Court is in session
Put A Matter of Loaf and Death on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.