While many yahoos were waiting in line to buy an iPhone, Brandi, Eli and I decided to check out Ratatouille, Pixar's latest creation.
It's hard to fall in love with a Rat. Do you remember the movie Ben? It was basically a movie based on the Michael Jackson's song about a boy and his pet rat. It certainly wasn't an endearing movie.
Ratatouille may have a better chance. The main character of the movie is Remy (voiced by Patton Oswalt) who has a higher level of taste for food than his family and friends. The story of Remy intersect with the story of Linguini (voiced by Lou Romano) who is trying to break into the gormet cooking at Gusteau's Restaurant. The only problem: Linguini can't cook. But Remy can. There is a love interest - Colette (Janeane Garafalo) - Skinner (Ian Holm) is the villain and head chef at Gusteau's.
Ratatouille is a little boring a
first. It's starts as a typical cartoon of the world from a rats perspective.
Even after a Skinny Grande Latte from Starbucks, I found myself dozing
off during the first 10 - 15 minutes of the show. Things picked up when the story of Remy the rat and Linguini, the young boy intersect. These characters are searching for a purpose and they find that purpose in the kitchen of Gusteau's Restaurant. 
I like the movie. Walking away I was impressed with the quality of the film making. Writer/ Director Brad Bird
and his team did an excellent job of making the characters real both visually and conceptually through the script. I love the scenes of Paris which brought about a romantic feel to this work. Voice work was excellent. The movie was entertaining and instilled values of family, honesty and being who you are. My 5 year old really enjoyed it as did all the adults in our group.
I give Pixar 4 stars but rank this one a little lower than some of their previous projects like Toy Story, Cars and Monsters Inc. It's not a Nemo, but it's still an uplifting movie that the entire family will enjoy.
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