Given the good reviews Rango had gotten, I couldn’t wait to check it out, and I have to say that I liked it a lot. The story is original more in the settings and look of the characters than in anything else, but it still feels quite fresh.
Synopsis: A pet chameleon with a lot of imagination ends up in the desert where he’s mistaken for a gunslinger and hired as the local sheriff to help the locals solve the mystery of the sudden drought that’s been plaguing the town.
The animation, created by ILM, is excellent and comparable to what we’ve grown accustomed to with Pixar. The cast is very good, and Johnny Depp, as Rango, proves once again how good he can be at playing the underdog and the one who is different.
This might well be the first mainstream animated movie to take on the western genre and many of its scenes are homages and reenactments from famous westerns of Hollywood’s past.
The Bottom Line: A very enjoyable animated movie for the whole family, Rango has some very funny moments, is a pleasure for the eyes, and succeeds in creating a likable new character that might come back in the future.
Grade: 8
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