Johnny Depp and director Gore Verbinski have collaborated on three of the "Pirates Of The Caribbean" films. Now they've reunited for a new animated movie called "Rango."
It's one part Western spoof, that references several classic films, like Sergio Leone's "The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly" and one part kiddie action adventure.
Rango, voiced by Johnny Depp is a pet chameleon who, during a car ride, gets separated from his family and winds up in a desert town called Dirt. He makes up a whole backstory about himself, telling the townspeople that he's a tough, gunslinging hero. Everyone buys his story and the mayor even makes him sheriff.
The townsfolk are dying of thirst and they're some crooked characters on hand who control the water supply. It's up to Rango to make things right. In the process, Rango goes on a voyage of self discovery as he tries to become a real hero.
From a visual standpoint, the movie looks simply amazing. The folks at Industrial Light and Magic, that's the company that George Lucas founded, have made an eye popping spectacle.
Sadly, the story and the dialogue are bland and do not match the movies visual beauty.
Unlike Pixar films, which have lots of appeal for both kids and adults, "Rango" is predominantly a children's movie. There are lots of perfunctory chase scenes that seem to go on endlessly. It might be pretty to look at, but it's uninvolving for grown ups.
Verbinski, along with his screenwriters and talented cast try hard to parody the old west, but the whole thing comes off as strained and ultimately it's unengaging.
If you have kids, aged five to 10, they'll have a rollicking good time, but anyone over that age might marvel at the look of the film, but after about 20 minutes, will be bored.
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