Review 139: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Based on the children's novel, Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl, Mr. and Mrs. Fox (George Clooney and Meryl Streep) live a happy life with their eccentric son Ash (Jason Schwartzman) and visiting nephew Kristofferson (Eric Anderson). That is until Mr. Fox slips into his sneaky old ways and plots the greatest chicken heist the animal kingdom has ever seen.
As someone who read the book as a child, I can safely tell you that Wes Anderson and co-writer Noah Baumbach have done a spectacular job translating the books narrative to the big screen whilst expanding it and infusing it with his signature wit and absurdist humour
Anderson beautifully brings Roald Dhal world to life using one of the oldest and most forms of animation
Wes Anderson's animation direction is the score by Alexandre Desplat is catchy, the production design is, the cinematography is fabulous,
To voice these eclectic characters that Roald Dhal created back in 1970, Anderson has assembled a cast of well chosen A-listers who lend their voice their characters and breath loads of life into them. George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Michael Gambon, Helen McCroy and Owen Wilson
4.5/5
The Anonymous Critic.
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