Fantastic Mr. Fox

Reviewed by Sam, Movie Nerd

Let me say right off the bat- I am a HUGE Wes Anderson fan.  Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (maybe not so much), Darjeeling Limited- awesome movies.  But skepticism crept in when I heard of his stop motion animated film The Fantastic Mr. Fox, based on the children's novel by Roald Dahl.  Forget the skepticism.  The movie is brilliant and a blast to watch.  Our entire family, ranging from 2 to 38 years old, love this tale of a fox that wants to do right by his family but can't quite give up his wild side.  The movie is a little off the beaten path but if you give it a chance, you will definitely want to add it to the DVD collection.