Fantastic Mr Fox is a film that I had definitely heard about, but I can’t say that I had very high hopes for the film. Stop motion can be good in moderation, but there is a reason why they don’t make a whole bunch of them. The film can be very limited by this type of animation and after a while, audiences may grow tired of it. Can this film get past that obstacle and be a really good film?

Well, the stop motion didn’t really get to me. It can certainly help some scenes and while I would definitely prefer hand drawn or CGI, it could be worse. The plot revolves around Mr Fox, who used to hunt animals. He was definitely not a hero to be admired and some could argue that he’s the big villain of the film. The irony is that the real “villains” of the film are possibly better heroes than Mr Fox. Mr Fox has decided to stop, but after moving into a tree in the roughest neighborhood around, he decides to start up the old job. The super teams up with Mr Fox and they attempt to rob the 3 toughest men around. Will they succeed?

Well, from the three dangerous antagonists, one of them easily stood out as the best. That would be Mr. Bean! Mr. Bean has a gun and he’s a terrific shot. He was able to it all of his targets with perfect marksmanship in one scene and he even scared the other two guys. He was definitely on the ball and he seemed a lot more professional than the other two. I dare say that Mr. Bean is the best character in the film. Watch out for his scenes!

Kristofferson is one of the main characters and he continues to outshine Ash at every turn. Ash is Mr. Fox’s son and while he’s decently good at what he does, he’s no match for Kristofferson. Ash claims that he’s been improving in the epic sport that is similar to Baseball, but Kristofferson quickly outshines him in his first turn. Kristofferson also steals Ash’s lab partner which probably had bad effects on his project score. Did I mention that Kristofferson is also a fighter and that he was able to defeat a powerful fighter pretty easily. He’s a pretty solid character for the most part, but he fell into a romance that didn’t really add anything to the film. It was just there to be there and wasn’t awful, but those scenes could have been cut.

There was also a fighting Rat who was definitely the greatest threat to the heroes. He had a knife and he was pretty good at hand to hand combat. He was able to quickly dispatch Ash and Felicity, but Mr. Fox came for the climatic battle. He had the best musical theme in the film and was the only fighter who could really match up against Mr. Fox.

So, this was a pretty solid film. Mr. Fox wasn’t a very great character since he murdered some animals, but it’s better if you think of him as an antagonist. The animal deaths were really the only major negative with the romance being a smaller one as it was unneeded. Kyle is the super and he’s also a pretty good character. Once in a while he’ll zone out which can definitely get epic. The design for his eyes was pretty unique and helps to capture the demented vibe that he emits. Some of the lines in the film are definitely unique and help the overall experience. So, I do recommend this film to the average moviegoer, but especially if you like subtle comedies or stop motion films. If you just want to check out the next big animation film, go watch Yugioh 3D Bonds Beyond Time. I can confirm that it’s really great!

Overall 6/10