Lots of Quirky Fun

Rating: 7/10 (19 April 2014)

An urbane fox (George Clooney) cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation.
I have enjoyed every one of Wes Anderson's movies, but somehow managed to not see this one when it first came out. A shame, as it is every bit as good as the others. Not my favorite, but not my least favorite... and even his lesser films are still more fun than most of the things that get made these days.
The cast is exceptional, but it is Anderson's sensibility that really sells this one. He is just so quirky. I have not read the original book, but I assume a few liberties were taken. Maybe Anderson should adapt more Dahl works... he could have made a better "James and the Giant Peach"...