Rango rules my weekend!

Here is the Rango breakdown for you . . . my many many readers!

This flick is snagging an 8.5/10 on the newly crafted Josh enjoyment scale. I found myself getting lost in the dazzling and encapsulating film obsessed nature of this homage riddled masterpiece. 

There was something about Rango which took me back to the films of my youth. The story behind this ordinary pet chameleon is that of a simple quest for water in the desert. The digital prowess of Industrial Light & Magic's "paintbrush", under the amazing Art Direction of John Bell, truly delivers an astounding western backdrop filled to the brim with an infinite variety of critters culminating in a feast for the eyes.

The actual character, Rango, is voiced by the ever rocking Johnny Depp whom does a superb job at giving life to this lost lizard. Audiences are introduced to this creature whilst sitting in on his one man show involving the few inanimate items inside his tank. It's a very sad scene, but a depiction of the ridiculous nature of one's imagination that I am sure all will relate to. It has a hint of the opening scene to Toy Story 3, here I parallel Rango to Andy. Rango is a chameleon well versed in acting theory and bursting with ambition to develop into a full and dynamic actor. 

From this pitiful existence as a pet lizard Rango is then thrust into the desert and left to his own devices. We meet Roadkill, quite literally, he is but one of hundreds of spectacularly rendered desert animals whom directs Rango to wander the desert to the town of Dirt. The story moves along into Rango acting as though he were some style of Man With No Name. There is a quest to restore the town's water supply and none other than the newly cast Sheriff, our hero Rango, leads the charge. Action is a plenty and splashes across the screen within this fully realized western landscape that will send you back to the movies purely to pay extra notice of all the accents and stylized bits which construct the atmosphere of this film.

Gore Verbinski can certainly add Rango to his ever widening spectrum of directorial home-runs. Writing credits go to John Logan and Rango's quintessential western score was lead by none other than Hanz Zimmer. Rango is easily of the best cinematic culminations produced thus far this year. See a good movie, see Rango!