A chameleon that aspires to be a swashbuckling hero finds himself in
a Western town plagued by bandits and is forced to literally play the
role in order to protect it.
NPR I By Kyle Smith “Rango's not just a kiddie-flick (though it has enough silly slapstick to qualify
as a pretty good one). It's a real movie lover's movie, conceived as a Blazing
Saddles-like comic commentary on genre that's as back-lot savvy as it is
light in the saddle.” Read more>
New Yor Post I By Lou Lumenick “An ultra-quirky animated Western with a vocal tour de force by Johnny Depp
that's quite unlike anything I've ever seen.”
Beliefnet I By Nell Minow “There are hundreds of clever details and imaginative flourishes to make
it worthy of being put into the same category as the films to which it so
charmingly pays tribute.”
E! Online I By Luke Y. Thompson “The movie is astonishing as a technical feat alone, proving you don't
need 3-D to make CG pop.” Read more>
Houston Chronicle I By Amy Blancolli “The film itself is a magically strange hybrid, a spoofy computer-animated
Western acted out by anthropomorphic desert creatures.” Read more>
New York Times I By A.O. Scott “It is not self-conscious knowingness that drives Rango but rather a quirky
and sincere enthusiasm for all the strange stuff that has piled up in the
filmmakers' heads over the years.” Read more>
USA Today I By Claudia Pulg “Its strong suit is visual panache. It's too bad that consistent comedy and
emotional resonance get lost amid the dust and cacti.” Read more>
