“Rango” – Kevin Brackett (Review St. Louis)

Posted by Kevin Brackett Mar 04, 2011 | Movie: Rango
"Rango" - Kevin Brackett (Review St. Louis) When I watched the first trailer for “Rango,” I was immediately captured by the stunning animation. Combine that with Johnny Depp voicing the lead role, and Gore Verbinski at the helm, and I was pretty excited to see what would happen. Unfortunately, the result is a slow-paced kids movie that feels mediocre in the end. Rango (Johnny Depp) is a chameleon who wants to be an actor, yet is stuck in a tiny aquarium. That is, until his owner decides to move – and packs him up in the back of his car for a road trip to their destination. During a bumpy car ride, Rango’s aquarium is thrown from the back of the vehicle, and...