My Film: 'Rango' 5-3-11

Rango? A Lizard film? I don't think so to be perfectly honest. Wait, Johnny Depp voices the lovable reptile and Gore Verbinski directs it? Please don't tempt me to like it. How dare you, this is so unfair. Who is Gore Verbinski? I hear you say! He is of course the director of the original Pirates of the Caribbean, some of the best films ever made.

So, back to Rango, I find myself split in my opinions of this film. The film is split into two halves, good and bad. The first 40 to 45 minutes of the film are ridiculously boring and seem to drag on and on. But if you do decide to see this film and you also get a tad bored, be patient and sit through it! The second half is brilliant in comparison and I am glad that I was willing enough to endure the beginning as it was good.

This was a good attempt from a studio that is not traditionally famous for making animated films but it can not compare to its Disney or Dreamworks counterparts. The second half of the film was fun and a good attempt at a classic gun slinger western.

My Star Rating:

7/10 *