A lonely lizard, that has only known life as a house pet, ends up as the sheriff of a town during a water crisis.
Rango is an animated film that was obviously marketed for kids, but that gets quickly exposed as a lie or a huge mistake that nobody involved realized until it was too late. Almost all the jokes are way too subtle for kids. There is very little physical humor, aside from an over abundance of farting, and I would wager that a lot of those farts were added in post when someone realized that this film wasn't funny to kids. The themes and concepts behind the movie will be well above most kids' heads as well. Even the star of the movie, Rango, adds to this problem with his speaking style, which can be best described as lots and lots of big $5 words.
To prove my point, here's a minor spoiler: Late in the film, there's a cameo (NOT voiced by the real actor) by "the man with no name" and he's wearing his outfit from his most famous film. A LOT of adults won't have a clue who that is, so how will kids get that reference?
Still, it's a solid and entertaining film, just not for kids. Although, I do believe the ending felt incredibly rushed, like they spent so much time with the rest of the movie that they realized they had to conclude the story in a hurry.
Wait until it hits rental shelves, and then watch it with your family. Just don't be surprised if your kids get bored.
6 out of 10.