I don't normally do review/predictions on cartoons (or computer generated squiggles) but how can I not do one when Johnny Depp is in it? Far from an action star, he is however, still a relentlessly cool cinematic person. And, I kinda like the look of Rango - a lizard with a hat. How cool is that?
The Skinny: Dreamer chameleon Rango who dreams of heroism, ends up as a sheriff in the dangerous town of Dirt. Can he take on the bad elements and remain alive? Creature catastrophe ensues in this strange and fantastical western.
The Helmer: Gore Verbinski - Pirates of the Caribbean:At World's End (2007), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), The Weather Man (2005), Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), The Ring (2002), The Mexican (2001), Mousehunt (1997), The Ritual (Short) (1996).
The Cast: Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Ned Beatty, Alfred Molina, Bill Nighy, Stephen Root,
Harry Dean Stanton, Timothy Olyphant, Ray Winstone.
Release Date: 10th March 2011 (Malaysia)
The Prediction: I have to admit I'm looking forward to this movie. I just like the look and feel of the whole project, the creatures and the main star himself, Rango. I mean, its so cool that you have a skinny lizard as a hero gunslinger going against nature's monsters all by his lonesome. This is set to be a fish-out-of-water meets Highnoon with a cast from what? Disney's daydream ensemble? Yeah, why not?Anyways, I love westerns. This movie rocks.
