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Expecting a funny story, with funny characters and an out-loud-laugh every now and then I was bitterly disappointed. Dahl’s humour is, at least in this case, not conveyed through the medium of film. The whole film dragged on, even though it was only 90 minutes long. The voices were dull and the strange mix of English and American accents was clearly only done to get some big names on the posters. George Clooney apparently does need his good looks to be a good actor. Luckily the animations were so lifelike and well done it took my mind off the story. Another enjoyable feature of the film was its excellent music. The film was able to successfully mix its own score with nursery rhymes and classic pop songs.
It was disappointing to see that the film did not measure up to Dahl’s other adaptations, like Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Perhaps the lack of an intricate plotline stopped the film from being like the other films where love is mixed with humour and with a dash of creepiness.
The film did not live up to my expectations but perhaps my expectations were a little high, with a star-studded cast playing characters created by one of my favourite authors. Because of the lack of an in-depth story line, or the possibility to imagine it, Mr. Fox turned out to be not nearly as foxy as I’d hoped.
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