The Fantastic Mr. Fox is a 2009 stop-motion animated film Directed by Wes Anderson, and features a pretty impressive cast of voice actors including George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, and Willem Dafoe. But is it any good?
Mr. Fox (voiced by Clooney) is a thief that gives up his dangerous profession after his wife Felicity (voiced by Streep) reveals that she's pregnant. A few years later and bored with his life as a newspaper columnist, Mr. Fox plans to steal poultry and cider from three farms with the help of his opossum friend. The farmers get angry and attempt to kill Mr. Fox, but only manage to shoot off his tail. So now Mr. Fox, his family, and a bunch of other animals are on the run from the farmers that are determined to kill him. With the farmers distracted and camped outside of Mr. Fox's home, he and some of the other animals dig underneath all three farms and steal everything. It all has seemed to work out pretty well, but Fox's son Ash and his cousin Kristofferson go to steal back Mr. Fox's tail and Kristofferson is soon captured. So, Mr. Fox plans an elaborate rescue mission to get him back and, of course, they succeed. In the end the Fox family makes a new home underneath a supermarket where they have access to all the food they need.
The film has that distinct Wes Anderson style but I don't consider it his best film, and that's sort of my feeling towards the film in many respects. It's a good story but not mind-blowing. I don't think it's the best George Clooney movie. The animation is solid but there is better out there... Overall, for me, this one is good but doesn't quite make that leap to great. I know a few people that love this one, and if you like Wes Anderson films, or are a big animation fan then I definitely recommend it. Otherwise, I wouldn't call it a 'must-see'.
I give it a 3.5 out of 5.
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