the Twenty Word Review of Fantastic Mr Fox

"Clooney makes a hotter fox than man, Anderson's style is perfect for animation, and I'll watch anything with Jason Schwartzman." - Yellow Elk, Dead Musician Society

Or to quote Salon.com, because these are my feelings exactly: "Anderson has always frustrated me: On the plus side, I can sense that he tries to work from the heart, and he certainly cares about craftsmanship. But nearly all of his movies, until now, have suffered from self-conscious quaintness, and their flat, homespun quirks have left me cold. "Fantastic Mr. Fox" is different... I'm not sure I can explain why Anderson's trademark dry, clever patter seems less tortured, and so much funnier and more believable, when it's emerging from the mouths of animal puppets with scruffy, disarranged fur. But "Fantastic Mr. Fox" is one of the few recent movies I can think of that truly captures the vibe of a childhood spent largely with books. "