The best animated film of 2011.

Rating: 9/10 (30 July 2011)

The last time I saw an animated film at a movie theater, it was Rio, in glorious 3D. The other animated movie that I saw this year is this one, which I think was better than Rio. Set in a western town, the film stars Johnny Depp as Rango, a lizard who accidentally lands up in the town of Dirt, an outpost which needs a new sheriff. Along the way, the green chameleon meets some new friends, and is given a job to find new water for the town, which is in a drought. The film ends when Rango kills Jake, a mighty rattlesnake in charge of the water supply, and then Rango becomes sheriff. I thought the animation was great, the casting well done, and the humor plentyful. Highly recommended.