The Fantastic Mr Fox is based on the book by Roald Dahl but it is most definitely a Wes Anderson film, unmistakable in it's humour, it's pacing and it's otherworldliness.
Sure it's an animated feature, but it's like no animated I've yet seen. If I hadn't had a pack of children sitting behind me laughing away, I would have seriously doubted the family friendly nature of the film, but they loved it. I'm not embarrassed to say neither did I.
It's hilarious, it's grown-up, it's quirky and it's entirely original.
The voice cast is as impressive as it is long, lead in spectacular fashion by George Clooney who could well have been born to play the part of an over-confident clay animated fox. Throw in Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson, Michael Gambon and even Jarvis Cocker.
I won't go into the story, it's based only loosely on the book. What I will say is that this is one of the most entertaining films of the year. It sets a cracking pace and the laughs are there from start to finish.
I'll be going back to watch it again. I hope you'll see it at least once.
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4 1/2 Stars
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