Review of Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) by Ian E — 17 Apr 2014

"THREE FARMERS HUNTING DOWN A FOX".

- Based on the novel of Roald Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Mathilda) is this 2009 stop-motion animation film 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' directed by Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums, The Grand Budapest Hotel). The story is about the war between a fox and three farmers who got robbed of their animals. The film has a retro stylish look and is very suitable to watch with the kids. With the voices of George Clooney (From Dusk till Dawn, Ocean's Eleven), Meryl Streep (The Hours, Death Becomes Her), Jason Schwartzman (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, The Grand Budapest Hotel), Bill Murray (Lost in Translation, Ghostbusters), Owen Wilson (Meet the Parents, Zoolander), Willam Dafoe (Spiderman, Antichrist), Brian Cox (X-men 2, Troy) and Adrien Brody (King Kong, Predators).

Two years (12 fox years) after Mr. Fox (Clooney) and his wife Felicity (Streep) have given up their job of raiding farms, they live a normal boring life in a hole in the ground with their son Ash (Schwatzman). One day Mr. Fox decides to move to a luxurious tree, situated on a hill overseeing three farms. Every night he sneaks out of his home to raid one of the farms with the help of opossum Kyle. But it doesn't take long before the fat chicken farmer Walter Boggis, the little goose farmer Nathaniel Bunce and the tall turkey farmer Franklin Bean join forces to hunt down the thieves. Unwillingly Mr. Fox has endangered not only himself, but also his family and neighbors...