Fantastic Mr. Fox
Overview/Rating/Length: Wes Anderson brings his unique brand to this adaptation of the book by beloved children’s author Roald Dahl. 20th Century Fox; Rated PG; 87 Minutes. I Don’t Want to Live in a Hole Any More, and I’m Going to Do Something About It: The most common and longstanding criticism against director Wes Anderson is his predictable approach to storytelling. Many see weak filmmaking in his trademark symmetrical stage arrangements, muted character emotions with their disconnected dialogue, and his certain pastel yellow and red screen saturation. Detractors like to label it cartoonish, likening the director to an adolescent with...
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