Still, I just can't get behind it as a movie, I feel disconnected and cold to it. I feel there's a much better version of Dahl's story just aching to be told. There's too much Anderson, not enough Dahl here.

Literally, I've been watching this film for over a year now. And not because Wes Anderson directed it, funnily enough, though that was always a reason to pique my interest. I simply love the book, and it sounds like Anderson really delivered.

However, for all the stylistic brilliance I find him frustrating in terms of storytelling and characterisation. His last few movies have looked great and had very funny moments but overall left me wanting more emotion and depth than surface charm. His self-conscious quirkiness meant FANTASTIC MR FOX didn't gel for me as a story.

RUSHMORE remains his best movie for combining eccentricity with a proper story and believable character motivations. MAX FISCHER really was a lost soul searching for love and somewhere he could belong; all the while, grieving for the loss of his mother. Murray's HERMAN BLUME and Olivia Williams' ROSEMARY were also fantastic characters dealing with loss too. On top of that it was full of hilarious characters and moments – especially when Max and Herman start trying to kill each other; and the theatrical/movie adaptations are great too.

FANTASTIC MR FOX has good moments but the writers unnecessarily changed much of Dahl's classic and it – allegedly Anderson directed it by email and on the phone – feels like a movie he's made to improve his box-office clout.

I like my animated movies where you can see and hear the characters themselves, not the actors playing them per se.