Like a Cadillac with no fuel

Rating: 4/10 (5 March 2011)

Just got back from seeing Rango with my wife. They couldn't seem to make up their mind who they were making a movie for.
I expected it was primarily geared toward children, but there was a fair amount of profanity and innuendo. I felt uncomfortable for a lot of the people there with their young children. Really not a movie for young kids.
Rango's character experienced some personal development, but overall, I just didn't think the characters or the plot had enough depth to keep an adult interested.
Without giving too much away, it is basically a spaghetti western type story. I think the intent is for it to be about Rango developing as an individual, but it mostly feels like it's about everyone being thirsty. (With the price of concessions these days, it presented me withquite a dilemma...if you see it, be sure to bring a giant drink with you.)
I will say, the visuals are absolutely incredible. Some of the action scenes are really well done. All the close-ups of the characters are impressive. The voicing is well done, and there are several humorous moments that were enjoyable.
Overall, it's beautiful, but it moves along too slow. I didn't feel like it had enough substance to keep me interested. It's kind of like having a shiny new Cadillac, but no fuel. Beautiful to look at, and an terrific cast, but in the end, I was just couldn't find enough to care about to stay interested.
I love most of the actors involved, and really wanted to like it, but just didn't. I hope you enjoy it more than I did.