This is cussing great!

Rating: 10/10 (4 January 2010)

Wes Anderson's stop-motion masterpiece 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' is a brilliant, spirited and heartwarming movie that will dazzle you more than any other animated film.
The brilliant writer/director of great films such as 'Rushmore', 'The Royal Tenenbaums' and 'The Darjeeling Limited', Wes Anderson, comes with this groundbreaking adaptation of Roald Dahl's brilliant children's book. Now, with the help of amazing Noah Baumbach - writer of 'The Squid and the Whale' and 'Margot at the Wedding' - Anderson wrote a delightful screenplay that made me cry, laugh and cheer through the whole movie. But, let's remark this: this isn't the usual animated film; this deals with real life themes (OK, you may not steal chicken), and, most important, it deals with family relationships even more maturely than most non-family films, in a very funny, imaginative and lovely way.
The ensemble voice cast is one the most originally selected (although some of them are Anderson's usual) I've ever seen on films. And, each character has its, well, characteristics: George Clooney (as Mr. Fox) is a strongly passionate - and funny - voice. I cannot think of any other actor to play his role. And, Meryl Streep (as Ms. Fox) made a deliciously sly (and impressively smooth) voice work. Jason Schwartzman also did a fantastic work (as Ash, Mr. and Ms. Fox's son), he is very funny and heartwarming. Also, the rest of the cast (Owen Wilson, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe) did an incredibly great work.
The photography is amazing, you know? Kind of Royal Tenenbaums-like cinematography. The editing was, also great. And, well, the usual typography in Anderson's movies.
Finally, Alexandre Desplat's fantastic score is the juicy cherry at the top of this delicious cake. Lovely, funny and tender. This is the best score of his career.
Verdict: A work of utter brilliance. Enjoyable, funny, heartwarming, full of funny scenes and intelligent dialogues. 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' is the best picture of the year (and a strong contender for the Oscars). Fantastic Mr. Anderson does it again!
10/10