Another Great Pixar Film

Ratatouille (2007)
Directed by Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava, rated PG, 111 minutes

Ratatouille is a creative and delightfully entertaining animated film about a young rat (Patton Oswalt, whose fantastic) that lives out in the French countryside, who comes to Paris in hopes of becoming a great chef like his idol. The animation is overwhelmingly vivid and imaginative, and it can hold up the film when the story gets thin. The film has cliches like every family film, but there are still interesting themes and lovable characters. Ratatouille is a visually entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable film that exudes the enticing feel and mood of Paris. You'll like it if: You like kids' movies, movies about family, Pixar movies, Finding Nemo or Amelie.