Calum Gilchrist
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Review: Rango
March 4
I had always been really interested in Rango, since the first teaser of the wind-up fish floating across the desert. I only saw the theatrical trailer for the film the day I went to see it so I realised that I actually knew absolutely nothing about it. However, I loved the film.
Rango was strange in the fact that it had a very Coen Brother’s feel to it. Just the way the characters interacted and some of the underlying themes felt very Coen-y. I really like this style but it was still odd to see a film that felt like someone else directed it.
Johnny Depp always does a terrific job and even did well in voice acting. I really liked the character of Rango although he was like many characters before him that pretended to be hero and wins the hearts of the town. That being said it is very hard not to boil down any script into something as simple as that idea.
Normally I don’t expect much from animated films, but I was blown away by Rango. Everything was beautifully styled and all the elements were nicely polished and looked amazing. Normally I only expect this from Pixar - I think I’m biased towards them - but it’s really good to see that other companies are catching up. I really liked all of the towns folk in Dirt, the town Rango finds himself in. They all felt very unique and real, even though they were animals.
It was just a joy to watch Rango and I was really impressed by the film. There was one strange part where Rango walked into the same scene as Jack Sparrow did in the Pirates of the Caribbean films. It was the same director so that makes sense, but I was confused that he would use the same setting in two completely different films. Don’t get me wrong, it worked really well.
There was a lot to like about the film and it was very enjoyable, if you want a really well done animated film I recommend it.
Rango - 4.5/5
