“Rango”, Johnny Depp's latest project, is a surprisingly well made animated film that can appeal to kids, teens and adults alike.
The story centers around a lonely chameleon with an overactive imagination who has been kept as a pet his entire life. After a rather timely accident he is left alone on the side of the road near the Mojave desert. From there, his adventure and search for who he is ensues and he takes us along for the ride. Voiced by Johnny Depp, Rango is the type of character that if done wrong can annoy you. I was pleasantly surprised to find Rango the character likable and funny. Johnny Depp does excellent work in putting a voice to the much maligned chameleon during his many adventures. Little nods are given to some of Depp's previous work with a short cameo by Hunter S. Thompson. As Rango enters the town of Dirt portraying the classic Man with No Name character, we also are treated to an animated version of the character made famous by Clint Eastwood. In classic Eastwood style, he gives Rango simple advice that makes all the difference.
As sheriff of Dirt, his number one job is to secure the water left in the town. Once he realizes that the town's loss of water has more to do with greed than nature, Rango sets out to save the water, town and his love, the brazen young lizard Beans.
Johnny Depp is joined by Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Ned Beatty and Alfred Molina among many others making “Rango” a very enjoyable film to take your entire family to and the first box office hit of the new year.
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