Apologies for the delay in this critique. As previously mentioned, I was very interested to see the English version of range, but in my city \u200b\u200bis displayed in a few rooms and inconvenient hours, so I had no chance to see it until this weekend. But ... even later, I'm glad to have seen on film, because its combination of adventure (surreal) humor (irreverent) and extraordinary images resulted in a very entertaining experience that is worth seeing on the big screen, but occasionally fall into the same mistakes of modern animation. The title of the film refers to Range (voiced by Johnny Depp), an imaginative and melodramatic chameleon whose habitat lens falls out of the car that carries, leaving him stranded in the middle of the desert. Fortunately, the desert is not wilderness, but inhabited by the eccentric inhabitants of a town called "Earth" which, curiously, emulates the lifestyle of the old American West. Realizing that fits between the rude villagers, pretending to be a bold range shooter and is hired as sheriff because of the arrogant Mayor (voice of Ned Beatty). At first it seems an easy job, but quickly becomes complicated when someone steals the town's water tank. Then rank, aided by the clever Bean (voiced by Isla Fisher) and other bizarre creatures, is given the task of recovering the precious liquid ... and in the process discovers a conspiracy behind the severe drought threatens to extinguish the people.
addition to what might offer in the narrative, I was very interested range as the first fully animated film by the studio Industrial Light & Magic (no, The Phantom Menace does not count). For over thirty years, ILM has represented the undisputed vanguard of special effects, and I think it's fascinating to see how they handle the new challenges of creating a film "inside", when usually their job to complement the ideas of other filmmakers. The result is brilliant in many aspects and appropriate in others, but as a general experience range seemed a stunning debut that immediately puts ILM in direct competition with other specialized studies, as DreamWorks Animation, Sony Picture Imageworks and Animal Logic. What Pixar? Not really. While ILM visual virtuosity achieved less than we saw in Up or Wall-E, his narrative skill not yet reached the level of Pixar, and only experience will determine whether they can ever hope to it. 
However, among the good offers Range is the design and character of the characters, starting with the same rank. Usually gives me great confidence the presence of "stars" in the voice cast of an animated film, because the talent "on camera" does not always translate to the dry and lonely work of speaking into a microphone to give a character to life. Fortunately Johnny Depp learned a lot about this trade from Corpse Bride , and now manages print amazing chameleon personality leading the talkative, the same applies to other actors, from veterans of "voice work," as Ned Beatty and Alfred Molina, even novice in the middle, as Isla Fisher (whose accent of the "Old West" is doubly impressive when one considers the Scottish roots of the Omani-Australian actress) and Harry Dean Stanton (whose role is too short). Honorable mention to the great Bill Nighy as an enemy that is dangerous not only physical but psychological. And the best part is that these wonderfully colorful personalities complement the design of each character, and I mean not only the technical aspect, such as facial animation, the "shaders" and textures that adorn them, but the "soul" which evokes the combination of those elements. Tremendous job ILM team, hopefully we will surprise in future production; clear that much of this success could be attributed to director Gore Verbinski, but that diminishing the craftsmanship of "little people." Oh, and did I mention the fantastic soundtrack by Hans Zimmer? Their secret is to take "borrowed" many proverbs gender "western" (and Mexican music) to give a little twist that makes them seem fresh and new. 
Among the things that I like least are the action scenes. Do not get me wrong ... are well planned and managed, and include some of the more humorous moments of the film ( "The Flight of the Valkyries" during an air raid, the brief encounter with Hunter S. Thompson on the road) but, as I happened to so many other films, I felt a bit forced, and pieces added to something that was working very well, and did not require any graphic embellishments to meet marketing issues. Which brings me to another point (for me good, but the reader's opinion may differ). I'm not sure Range is a film for children. There is nothing vulgar or "inappropriate" in it (well, not much), but the overall tone of the story and the subversive humor seems more aimed at adults treated better the most sophisticated jokes, a tribute to the "westerns" and especially introspective scenes that reach beyond the typical proposals homilies by the softer films for children (you know ... like stale "believe in yourself" and nonsense like). 
In summary, I found rank highly recommended despite his questionable action scenes and occasionally slow story. Technical and artistic work is outstanding, and although I consider that the script could be polished a little more, their faults are softened by the sparkling performances and fluid direction. The truth is I do not know used in a great economic success, but I hope so to establish a new trend in animated movies, trapped for years in the vicious circle of commercialism and lack of interest in case of a product "throwaway" children. Well, honestly I doubt that happens, but at least I am pleased that Pixar not only realize the potential of animation to tell stories and not just to sell toys and merchandise. Would George Lucas keep away from the production boards. Rating: 8.5
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