Review: The Fantastic Mr. Fox

The Fantastic Mr. Fox is a film based on the novel by the writer Roald Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach). The film is directed by creative director Wes Anderson, and stars many voice talents such as: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Willem Dafoe, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Michael Gambone, and Owen Wilson. Being that this is a Wes Anderson film, one should expect the film to be seemingly childish, but still hold many hidden messages for adult viewers, which it does quite well. Such as the replacement of any curse words with the word "cuss", for example: Go cuss yourself.

To start, don't be turned away because this looks like a movie for kids, it's not. In fact I can see kids not enjoying this at all, since most of the humor in the film comes from understanding all the hidden adult content. Fantastic Mr. Fox starts with other than Mr. Fox (Clooney) preparing to begin his daily ritual of stealing birds for dinner. He is joined by his wife Felicity Fox (Streep), and the two head off to the local squab farm. After learning that Mrs. Fox is pregnant, Mr. Fox is forced to change his line of work from bird stealing to writing his "Fox About Town" for the local paper.

{The animals put on their signature bandit masks.}

Twelve fox years later Mr. Fox resides in his hole with his wife and cub, Ash (Schwartzman)

who is smaller than most foxes his age, but none the less as spirited as his father. The interaction

between the father and son is one of the funniest parts of the whole movie, as Ash tries to be like

Mr. Fox who constantly reminds him he is too young or small. Mr. Fox is actually more inclined

towards Ash's cousin Kristofferson Silverfox who is referred to as "a natural" and becomes
Mr. Fox's partner in crime along with his landlord Kylie as the trio decides toresume Mr. Fox's

past work. The three plan to rob Boggis, Bunce, and Bean (Gambone) the three most infamous

farmers in the land, and run intoMr. Fox's old partner Rat (Dafoe).The movie was fun, and funny
, with some great animation and voice acting. Overall I giveThe Fantastic Mr. Fox a good
rating and with some cons but a majority of pros, this is something

that most casual movie goers will
enjoy.

Pros:

-Great Novel Adaptation

-Kid Friendly and fun for Adults

-Great Actors and Setting

-Easy to grasp

Cons:

-A little too long

-Not for everyone

-Some kids may not enjoy

The Verdict:

8 1/2 Shot Glasses