This is one I liked more and more as it went along… It kept the entire story at a high-level… I rarely had the notion that I was watching a “kids movie”. The thing even starts off with a character being eaten. Other characters die along the way too; no kid gloves with this one! That’s part of what keeps it so engaging – you truly don’t know what’s going to happen next – anyone is fair game.
I also appreciated the way Rango didn’t have to start off as some wimp who finds his strength (which is a total cliche). Instead, he’s such a prodigious liar, the lie starts to become the truth. What a refreshing twist.