REVIEW: RATATOUILLE

Another kid flick, Ratatouille was another movie that we originally picked out for the kids only to find that we wanted to sit down and invest the time to watch it ourselves from beginning to end.

Of course, this is the latest installment from the brilliant people from Pixar and it certainly didn't disappoint.

Here's the trailer:



HUBBY'S REVIEW

I really, really liked this one. Pixar succeeds again with Ratatouille, a stunningly animated film with fast pacing, memorable characters, and overall good humor.

The computer animation was fantastic, but more impressive was the original storyline complete with interesting characters. I would even go so far as to say Ratatouille is an instant classic.

The unlikely dreamer at the center of the film's story is Remy, a Parisian rat with a natural talent for gourmet cooking. His keen sense of smell makes him valuable at sniffing out rat poison but Remy, inspired by deceased five-star chef Auguste Gusteau's teaching that "anyone can cook," wants more out of life.

Circumstances lead him directly to Gusteau's former restaurant, where he becomes a friend and partner to gangly garbage boy Alfredo Linguini. With Remy's help, Alfredo defies the doubts of Gusteau's current owner, the greedy and jealous Skinner, to become a star chef. And, in the process, wins the romantic attention of his lovely colleague Colette.

Animation long ago lost its reputation as simply "kids' stuff," but any hold-outs should be instantly converted by Ratatouille's effortless all ages appeal.

I really hope they make a sequel! I give it 3.75 Ben & Jerry's out of 5.