One Gonzo cartoon.

Rating: 9/10 (17 July 2011)

Johnny Depp does the voice of Rango in Rango. I saw this film on its opening weekend and I wasn't crazy about it. It gave me a headache and I became lost in the story plot. But I saw it again a few months ago, and I really liked it.
Rango is a tribute to Hunter S. Thompson, or I would say it is. The film is about Rango(Depp), a lonely lizard with a large imagination who flies out a window while on a car trip and ends up in the desert. Once he keeps walking, he finds a town called Dirt, filled with critters I can't even identify. And after fighting a hawk and telling the town a bunch of stories, becomes the towns sheriff.
But Rango doesn't exactly know what hes doing. So when he has to find out what is happening to the towns water supply, he realizes that he has dug himself a hole hes going to have a hard time getting out of.
Visually, Rango is the years best movie. Not visually, its still one of the best movies of the year. Its an animated movie that ISN'T for kids. Its dark, and darkly funny, and kids won't get it. There is a scene where Rango lands on the windsheild of Raoul Duke, who Johnny Depp played in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Its things like that that kids won't get, and things like that that I love about it.
Rango is trippy and weird, but a visual marvel and a ton of fun, especially the second time. Its also well casted. We have Isla Fisher as the love interest, Bill Nighy as Rattlesnake Jake, and Ned Beatty as the town's mayor. Rango is a must see, and this time, not for kids.
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