The Vidiot Reviews...

Rating: 8/10 (25 March 2010)

Fantastic Mr. Fox
Without foxes, British aristocrats would have to chase peasants through the forest. And while treeing a serf with bloodhounds does sound brilliant, their pelts rarely fetch more than a farthing.
Luckily, foxes do exist. Furthermore, they're quite the characters, as revealed in this stop- motion animation adventure.
Years after he promised his wife (Meryl Streep) that he wouldn't steal, Mr. Fox's (George Clooney) animal instinct compels him to spearhead nightly raids on nearby farms. Unfortunately, his actions land him, his family and their animal friends in a war against three local farmers.
Based on the book by Roald Dahl and directed by Wes Anderson, Fantastic Mr. Fox is an imaginative film brimming with terrific characters, set designs and wry vocal performances from Anderson mainstays, like, Bill Maurry, Jason Schwartzman and Owen Wilson.
As for the stealing prowess of foxes, don't make me laugh. They don't even know how file sharing works. (Green Light)