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75 out of 100

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7.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 363 Ratings

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  • Starring: Isla Fisher, Johnny Depp, Timothy Olyphant
  • Summary: The story follows the comical, transformative journey of Rango, a sheltered chameleon living as an ordinary family pet, while facing a major identity crisis. After all, how high can you aim when your whole purpose in life is to blend in? When Rango accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt - a lawless outpost populated by the desert's most wily and whimsical creatures - the less-than-courageous lizard suddenly finds he stands out. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play his new role to the hilt . . . until, in a blaze of action-packed situations and encounters with outrageous characters, Rango starts to become the hero he once only pretended to be. (Paramount Pictures)… Expand
  • Director: Gore Verbinski
  • Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Comedy, Animation, Family
  • Rating: PG
  • Runtime: 107 min
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 35
  3. Negative: 1 out of 35
  1. Time
    Reviewed by: Richard Corliss
    Mar 3, 2011
    100
    No goggles, no gloom. And no competition for the coolest, orneriest, funniest, best-looking movie of early 2011.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Kim Newman
    Mar 5, 2011
    60
    A certain percentage of the audience will instantly sieze on this as their favorite movie of all time, and a small, but not insignificant demographic will have nightmares. Verbinski and Depp probably like it that way.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Phillips
    Mar 3, 2011
    38
    It is, for what it is, a work of considerable care and craft. And it's completely soulless.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 75 out of 106
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 106
  3. Negative: 21 out of 106
  1. grandpajoe6191
    8
    The western animation "Rango" is impressive; its realistic graphics, dark & mild humor, and sparse bits of deep meaningful symbolism makes the movie equal to those of Pixar's.… Expand
    • 6 of 6 users said yes
  2. gunnyart
    4
    I fell asleep for a few minutes in the middle. What's that say about it. I thought it was pretentious and self important. Some adult humor sprinkled in to give us a reason to hang out while the kids enjoy it.… Expand
    • 2 of 4 users said yes
  3. Khunter4382
    3
    Just plain boring. The animation and cinematography is beautiful, but the whole film is just as dry as the desert it walks. The voice talent really isn't that great either. One can't help but compare this film to all of it's genre predecessors, and to that respect, this one simply isn't worthy. This one by itself is just......well, read the aforementioned.… Expand
    • 4 of 8 users said yes

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