Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

Rating: 9/10 (11 June 2012)

Mr Fox is a fox and he acts as such. Stealing chickens and causing trouble for the three farmers that live close to him. The farmers soon decide that enough is enough and they are going to fight back. Anderson makes a pretty much perfect animated film. It has heart without the schmaltz, it has humour without immaturity, it has vocal talent without the overacting. Wes Anderson stays true to himself, covering his usual style and themes and filling the film with his style of humour. It's quirky and offbeat, without being irritating or pretentious. A lot of the delivery is fantastic and the script itself is simply sparkling with superiority. The animation was astonishing in it's complex simplicity. I love how Anderson used a slower frame rate to really make the animation obvious. Rather than being a distraction, it was captivating. I really can't wait to watch this again.