Rango

The chameleon has been drinking, this film is awesome. It's really arty from the witty script to the mad and very detailed animation. There are countless references to numerous Westerns and of course Hunter S. Thompson. Johnny Depp's performance varies from deranged everyman or everychameleon to delusions of grandure, funny, super crazy chameleon. He's great and this part suits him soo much better than the ridiculous Tourist. He carries this film effortlessly and it sums up his career: Arizona Dream, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and The Pirates of the Caribbean are all mixed in one crazy movie and the result works very well indeed.
Rango, a former pet, ends up in the desert and encounters a few very strange animals in a town called dirt. The animals have run out of water and are desperate to find some. Rango becomes the sheriff of the town and decides to help them.
Isla Fisher does a nice mad Southern accent as Beans who is trying to save her ranch and there are cameos from Bill Nighy, Abigail Breslin, Alfred Molina and many others. The story is action packed and sometimes it's a bit much, but when it slows down it works beautifully and the animation is breathtaking and full of fascinating ideas. The mexican owl band for example is hilarious and they act as narrator. The dialogue is very funny and has all the characteristics of a good and entertaining Verbinsky script. You'll find yourself quoting quirky lines pretty quickly. If you like any kind of animation or Westerns, or any former Johnny Depp films you'll love this one. It's the good stuff and will have you in stitches.