Fantastic Mr. Fox

the film has plenty of ardent admirers.....its aggravating interpolation of the Beach Boys' "I Get Around," Anderson manages to dumb down, with an overexposed tune, every which way.....Clooney's amusing in motormouth mode, but Anderson and Baumbach fail to make Foxy's glibness much fun.....Animation director Mark Gustafson, cinematographer Tristan Oliver and production designer Nelson Lowry conspire to create a bucolic dream life, threatened by the venal farmers (Michael Gambon voices the baddest of the tri ... Full Review

Fantastic Mr. Fox is easily Anderson's best picture yet.....This is when most animated films run into trouble by allowing the action to take over....Clooney, Streep make Fox fantastic....but you may not remember the last time you had this much fun at a movie.....The stop motion animation can be amazingly smooth and amusingly jerky, seemingly at the same time..... ... Full Review

This is another sophisticated family film that knows it doesn't have to dumb itself down for a laugh or reaction from its audience.....Ultimately, Mr. Fox plays more as an irreverent comedy than a family drama....First of all, I loved the look of this movie.....they're well cast here, probably....what tone works best for the story..... ... Full Review

Maybe that's why the movie is so thoroughly charming and entertaining;....Bill Murray is hilarious as Fox's badger attorney.... ... Full Review

Instead, Fantastic Mr. Fox is not only Anderson's most enjoyable effort since Rushmore.... ... Full Review

Fantastic Mr. Fox" actually is pretty fantastic --....The result is a quirky film that should work for all ages, with just a hint of dark humor..... ... Full Review

With the fanciful, fantastic, funny and furry "Fantastic Mr. Fox," director Wes Anderson can take his place among the top stop-motion animation moviemakers.....Fantastic Mr. Fox" is fantastic.....The humor goes from absurd sight gags to very smart jokes.....Anderson's direction gives the movie a surreal feeling that is perfect for Dahl's writing.....the actor has just the right vocal ability to be charming and sneaky at the same time..... ... Full Review

With the fanciful, fantastic, funny and furry "Fantastic Mr. Fox," director Wes Anderson can take his place among the top stop-motion animation moviemakers.....Fantastic Mr. Fox" is fantastic.....The humor goes from absurd sight gags to very smart jokes.....Anderson's direction gives the movie a surreal feeling that is perfect for Dahl's writing.....the actor has just the right vocal ability to be charming and sneaky at the same time..... ... Full Review

it has resulted in a perfect movie.....But it is impossible to begrudge Anderson his desire for perfection with Fantastic Mr. Fox....In this way, it's a masterpiece of film about film.....Wes Anderson's stop-motion masterpiece.... ... Full Review

This is the catalyst for the story as a whole.....So I went in to the film hoping at best for a clever tale and rich animation.....combines them with stop motion animation and Digital Content Protection (DCP) to create a simple yet visually stunning world.....Even the direction of Wes Anderson did little to arouse my curiosity..... ... Full Review