When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt, the less-than-courageous lizard suddenly finds he stands out. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play his new role to the hilt.
A CGI western comedy populated by desert critters, Rango gives the film year a belated jump start with a passel of movie-wise fun and a knockout animation style.
– Richard Corliss,
TIME Magazine,
4 Mar 2011
fresh:
Adults and slightly older children should have a great time.
– Stephen Whitty,
Newark Star-Ledger,
4 Mar 2011
fresh:
The first animated film from ILM is also the first memorable motion picture of 2011.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
6 Mar 2011
fresh:
Though young children may enjoy it, the film is built for viewers of any age with a taste for joyful anarchy.
– Bruce Diones,
New Yorker,
14 Mar 2011
rotten:
Just when you thought you'd seen everything, here comes Chinatown, the animated version.