If a heartfelt summer comedy feels like something that the doctor ordered, then a healthy dose of “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” will fill the bill.
The meticulously crafted mockumentary, seven years in the making, uses both stop motion and live action to tell the story of Marcel (voiced by Jenny Slate). He’s partially a shell, he explains, but also has shoes and a face — really just a googly eye and a mouth — and a confidence that belies his small stature.
