Based on the children's book by Roald Dahl, Fantastic Mr. Fox tells the story of a fox (George Clooney) who steals chickens for a living. When his wife (Meryl Streep) gets pregnant with a cub, she tells Mr. Fox to get a new job. Twelve fox years later, the cub grew up to be a stubborn boy fox named Ash (Jason Schwartzman), and gets jealous when his talented cousin Kristofferson (Eric Chase Anderson, director Wes Anderson's brother) comes over. After convincing his lawyer Clive Badger (Bill Murray) to buy a tree his family can live in, Mr. Fox plans on doing one more heist between three farmers: Walt Boggis, Nate Bunce, and Franklin Bean. However, the heist puts all the animals in danger, and it's now up to Mr. Fox to make things right.
Now what do I think of Fantastic Mr. Fox? Well, it's one of my favorite movies of all time! The stop-motion animation is top-notch, the writing is superb, the music from Alexandre Desplat is memorable, and the voice cast is excellent. I also happen to notice some influences from Pixar, namely The Incredibles and Ratatouille. The relationship between Mr. and Mrs. Fox is very similar to that of Bob and Helen Parr in The Incredibles. Think about it: Bob Parr wants to relive the 'Glory Days' of being a super, while Mr. Fox wants to steal from farmers again, but both of them end up in big trouble when their dreams are achieved. Also, Kylie the possum, voiced by Wally Wolodarsky, is very familiar to Emile, Remy's brother, in Ratatouille. Fantastic Mr. Fox is a delightful film the whole family can enjoy again and again.
Rating: The perfect rating of 5 stars.
Awesome job, Andrew! Really enjoyed this movie and this review summs it up perfectly. Can't wait to read more! Keep it up.
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