George Clooney and the scriptwriters playfully riff on his Ocean’s Eleven persona, and if you listen to the movie with your eyes closed you can easily imagine Danny Ocean planning the heists against the notorious farmers instead of Mr. Fox is quite different, though, and contains a surprising amount of references to other decidedly non-kiddie films. After business hours you half expect him to meet for tea with his friends Toad, Rat, and Mole from Kenneth Grahame’s book (which I know mostly by reputation and excerpts).įantastic Mr. Take for example this shot (above) of Badger, professionally dressed in his burrow-office. The setting and design are similar enough: rural England, with animals who dress in human clothes, have human-like societies, and live in traditionally animal homes (caves, sewers, under trees) with modern interior design. Fox with a deftness and droll humor reminiscent of the Wallace & Gromit series. He directs his stop-motion characters in Fantastic Mr. If a studio ever wants to do a modern adaptation of The Wind in the Willows, they have the perfect director in Wes Anderson. Key Thoughts Badger, Attorney at Law, and partner with Beaver & Beaver I actually laughed and cheered throughout it! It’s fresh, it’s funny, and it’s got some surprisingly dramatic and emotional moments. Recommendation: I recommend it it’s rare when a movie manages this vibrancy of imagination and doesn’t begin to lose sight of its own characters. He’s got a neat sense of humor, though, and good attention to detail and character-development. Mostly the film is very fun.ĭirector Re-watchability: Hard to say this is the only Wes Anderson film I’ve seen, and from what I’ve read, each one is completely unlike the other. Plot has many twists and turns, all interesting and fairly logical, and very fun. Pace is sharp and lively, as is the dialogue the visual look of the film is gorgeous, with saturated colors and the feel of a great storybook come to life. Movie Re-watchability: High, in my opinion. It’s the only thing I don’t like here, and is a move of incredible irresponsibility on the part of the filmmakers. It was a minor annoyance for me personally, but I wouldn’t show the movie to kids for that reason – it clearly displays the habit and style of profanity-laced speech while pretending to be a kids’ movie, and kids will imitate it. Rating (US): “PG for action, smoking and slang humor.” NB: the characters technically use profanity a number of times, but the curse words are replaced with the actual word “cuss,” which somehow is deemed inoffensive by the MPAA. Reason for Finishing: Absolutely delightful movie. Reason for Beginning: The premise and stop-motion animation intrigued me, and it played in high definition on TV. What he doesn’t count on is the rage with which they pursue him and his family for revenge… (not your typical kids’ plot, is it?) But years later, frustrated with his boring job as a journalist and its low income, he secretly plans a daring heist against three notoriously-tough farmers. Fox promises his wife he’ll quit the dangerous thieving lifestyle forever so they can settle down. Spoiler-free Synopsis: Gentleman thief Mr. Score Composer: Alexandre Desplat, mainly other songs featured range from the Beach Boys to Burl Ives, the Rolling Stones to Mozart. Voice Actors: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Michael Gambon, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Eric Chase Anderson (and cameos by Owen Wilson, Brian Cox, Adrien Brody, and Mario Batali, the celebrity chef)
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