Rango

First thing first, you need to see this at the cinema to get the complete experience. I don't know how you will be able to enjoy this film without kids running around and shouting across the cinema to each other, while ineffectual parents fail to stop this. Rango, despite it's rating, is not a kid's film.

But if you can block out the incessant wailing of children, you're in for a treat. Rango is a tribute to Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Westerns, from the music to the atmosphere to the characters. But rather than just simulating them, it parodies other Westerns, and takes cliches and turns them around. I found myself laughing at quite a few moments, especially at the big reveal.

This is also a visual treat. Rather than going for a realistic look like Avatar or the fluffy-ish style of Pixar, it reminds me most of Tim Burton's animations. While they're meant to be animals, most of them look more like the creatures of Halloween Town than anything you'd find anywhere on the planet. This twisted, gritty environment is so much more beautiful than any animation I've seen in ages.

As I mentioned earlier, the score has a lot in common with Ennio Morricone, and it works perfectly. The twangy (Is that a real word? Should be anyway) sounding instruments complement the film incredibly well. But unfortunately a lot of the tracks sound a lot like Pirates of the Caribbean, which was another Hans Zimmer scored film

Overall I would recommend you see this film, but maybe wait for the DVD. And then you can control how much ruckus occurs in the "cinema"

4/5