Center to right, foreground: Rango (Johnny Depp) and Beans (Isla Fisher) are pictured in a scene from the film "Rango." Paramount Pictures Bynews@inforum.com March 03, 2011 at 11:00 PM Share ...

Rango, the title character of the animated Gore Verbinski film that hits theaters on March 4, has the voice of Johnny Depp and the life confusion of Ben Stiller in “Greenberg.” But with his ...

Some skullduggery is afoot. So when the lizard takes the name "Rango" and starts passing himself off as the rootin'est, tootin'est varmint ever to roam the Old (New) West, they name him sheriff.

Published June 28, 2010•Updated on May 30, 2012 at 2:45 pm First there was the utterly pointless teaser, then the uber cryptic website and now, finally, a peek at "Rango, the titular lizard in ...

Published June 28, 2010•Updated on May 30, 2012 at 2:45 pm First there was the utterly pointless teaser, then the uber cryptic website and now, finally, a peek at "Rango, the titular lizard in ...

But first, Verbinski cleared up some plot details. Rango (Depp) is a pet chameleon who lives in a terrarium. “He’s a thespian in search of an audience,” says Verbinski.

Meanwhile, Rango holds the distinction of being the only movie chameleon in history who never changes color. The subplots are overly complex while the overarching story is simplistic and half-baked.

Rango runs afoul of the mayor, voiced by Ned Beatty, the villain of “Toy Story 3.” Rango flirts with Miss Bean (Isla Fisher) and wonders, wonders, wonders about the missing water.