genre: animation, action, western, comedy
Let's get this straight. Just to avoid confusion. While this had goofy-looking characters, it is a CGI animated movie. This is not a kids' movie.
There is so much going on in Rango that it definitely won't make sense to them. In essence, Rango (obviously a parody of Django) is a spaghetti western. Only now the lead is a chameleon voiced by Johnny Depp. Rango is filled with funny and slapstick moments. But it also has some really serious sequences. This is the surprising element that should not work, and still it does. Trying to explain them will be difficult cause most of those scenes are very visual without dialogue. Describing it won't do justice to them anyway. People familiar with the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy will recognize Gore Verbinski's style. It simply is his best movie yet to date. Even better than the first POTC movie? In my opinion, yes. You can clearly see that a lot of work and love have been put into it. For movie fans, there are references throughout. One that really stands out is an epic scene involving a man with no name and a golf cart. Ultimate coolness.
Don't make the mistake of comparing this to CGI movies like Ice Age, Kungfu Panda, or similar. Approach it like it is a fully fledged western that has everything and more of that genre. If you get past that than you will have the pleasure to see one of the funniest and most entertaining movies made this year. A must-watch!
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