Friday, December 11, 2009

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Mr. Fox is forced out of his life of burglary after his wife demands a calmer life for their soon to be family. Mr. Fox agrees and upholds his promise...for a few years. Fox jumps back into the old life with the help of some friends and in the process upsets the local farmers and endangers his family and entire town (..or hill).

Really fun to see different kinds on animation on the big screen, in this case stop-go animation, puppets or clay models moved and photographed one frame at a time, and also hand drawn animation in the upcoming "Princess and the Frog". The artistry, time and effort on display is amazing and inspiring. The story is simple and fun, the comedy is very subtle and adult and as Mandy stated, the voice work is perfectly cast and performed. But overall this is kind of forgettable and a little too long. I kind of lost interest at some points, maybe it had been too hyped for me. Cute and fun, but forgettable.

**1/2 out of 4 - Rentable

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