FRIDAY FLICK: Rango****

RANGO (animation) is a lonely pet chameleon living in a fantasy world. His real life begins when he accidentally becomes the Sheriff of Dirt (uh, that's the name of a town).  As he fights to uphold the law and discover the whereabouts of the water, you'll meet eerily anthropomorphized characters who look and sound vaguely familiar.

Of course, there's Johnny Depp as Rango; the wrinkled mayor looks suspiciously like John Huston in Chinatown; stocky Ned Beatty is the Sheriff (you'll remember him from Deliverance); Timothy Olyphant (I liked him as the bad guy in Live Free or Die Hard with Bruce Willis) is The Spirit of the West, although it sure sounds like Clint.

Don't let the animation fool you. This is no kiddie movie. With emotional, spiritual and social undertones, this story will keep your interest and make you smile.

Despite the star quality, it's the look of this movie that's absolutely amazing and so fitting for the big screen. The detail (flaking skin, a moving feather) will blow you away.

You've got to see this movie on the big screen. You'll love it.

May characters surround you,


Catherine