An ingenious movie that has a bit more depth than meets the eye

Rating: 9/10 (17 March 2011)

This is one of those movies that I have been following a while... actually since the very first teaser. This movie is unlike any CGI movie out there, which is what makes it so good. From an outside appearance it may look like your standard CGI movie that is not made by Dreamworks or Pixar. Since it is not made by those two you might exclude it. Don't.
The first thing you will notice is how insanely detailed this movie. Literally I have never seen a fully CGI movie as detailed as this movie and I have seen the Final Fantasy movies. It is very beautiful at some moments in the movie, which really gives the movie an artistic perspective. One thing some people have complained about is that the movie has ugly animation. NO NO NO. The animation is not ugly, it's the characters that are ugly. The characters aren't necessarily ugly, but they are so detailed that most people can't stand looking at something realistic.
Some people have complained about the movie being predictable. Here is what I have to say: it is predictable plot wise, but character wise it is much different. From the beginning you basically know who the main bad guy is, because there are enough subtle hints. But what makes this movie interesting is seeing Rango change. Rango actually doesn't have a name. Seeing him evolve into the character he wants was pretty neat, and some people think this is a western of Shark Tale. No! This isn't a movie where he kills a beast, so then the townspeople worship him and expect him to do it again. This is a movie where he did something great, and he told everyone he was great before he killed the beast, so then everyone believes him. Nobody really hates him when the find out the truth which I thought was cool. In real life people don't hate you in unrealistic amounts like in other movies. In this movie they feel hurt, but they don't hate him.
This brings us to the cast. This movie has a great cast which is what separates it from most CGI movies. Most CGI movies have a couple main characters, and a lot of side characters. In this movie you actually get to learn almost all the names of the townspeople, and get to learn about each of their original personalities. I personally like Spoons a lot and the little mouse girl.
The humor in this movie is good. While the movie is rated PG for some rude humor, honestly it isn't that bad. The thing that makes the humor in this movie good is that it isn't emphasizing on the humor. In the one slightly rude/crude moment the scene doesn't dwell on it, but just breezes right by. Sometimes the action in the movie seems a little too light hearted (especially during the bat scene) but most of the action is pretty cool and good.
Well there you have my summary of the movie! It is a really good movie that takes a step back from the kiddish movies that are fully CGI and is a movie that older audiences can enjoy. The nice thing is that this movie does have character development, and there is one character that may or may not exist (though the movie never says he doesn't exist, but he seems to appear at weird times) I thought this character was neat because he almost seemed to be in Rango's mind when Rango needed him. Overall a very enjoyable movie that may be a little too mature for kids since the main reason it is enjoyable is because of its story and not for humor.
Please watch this.
On a side note: If you are a super protective parent than you may not want your kids watching this. There really isn't much swearing compared to other PG movies, and honestly the swearing in this movie was kind of needed to get the right mood. Parents need to remember this movie wasn't made for kids. Just because something is fully CGI does not mean it is a kids movie.