A wonderfully-made animated feature, Nickelodeon capitals on Pixar's success in making animated movies with Rango, a Western about a chameleon whose love for acting allows him to play numerous personalities just like his species' ability to change skin colors to blend-in with its surroundings.
Johnny Depp voices the title character and brings life to the clumsy character Rango, who after falling out of his owner's car ends up stranded in the Mojave Desert. He then finds himself in an Old Town called Dirt, where the citizens (comprised of an assortment of critters) are all struggling to find fresh water to survive. The movie also features the voices of Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Bill Nighy, and Timothy Olyphant. Rango ultimately fakes and pretends to be the town's hero after accidentally killing a giant hawk. As he tries to help the town restore its supply of water, Rango winds up in an adventure that is both engaging and emotionally captivating at the same time.
While it is a rated PG and targets children, the movie is most definitely for adults as well. With a few curse words and some rather crude adult humor, the movie definitely serves both of its audiences well. Sure, the animated creatures and adventurous tale may be suitable for children, but some of the story's underlying themes of one's identity and purpose in life may pass by over children's heads.
Filled with lots of humor and an exhilarating adventurous tale, Rango is certainly one of the few animated films outside of Pixar's enterprise that I thoroughly enjoyed.
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