AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Ariella Broughton It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

shadow_blade-89459 "Ratatouille" (2007) is a professionally produced animated adventure comedy about a rat named Remy, voiced by Patton Oswalt, who has an uncanny ability to cook and an aspiration to become Paris' top Chef. Remy, through coincidence and direction from the spirit of famous Chef Gusteau, voiced by Brad Garrett, meets Linguini, voiced by Lou Romano, and forms an alliance between rat and human. I have watched this film several times now and every time I get this warm feeling in my heart. This animation provides a very real sense that there is an ability to separate the differences between entities to share commonalities. The story is very strong and realistic. In the film, the scenario is applied to a despised animal and a human, but the same scenario can be applied to the race, gender and sexual orientation that plague the world today. The vocal acting compared to the visuals is spot on. I never felt like anything was out of place. I commend directors Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava for bringing this work to life and delivering such a powerful message through, what most people consider, a "kids movie." I love this film and recommend to everyone to watch at least twice.

Jesper Brun Ratatouille proves yet again how Brad Bird manages to breathe fresh air into something we have seen many times before while he at the same time offers a realistic look into a new corner of the world which in this case is the cooking business. You can tell his distinctive style by the look of the characters in the movie. Their sometimes exaggerated features make them all unique to look at. Most impressive is the giant colony of rats. As I said the story is something we have seen many times before with a nobody becoming a somebody while still struggling with his heritage which is the case for Rémy who is a rat who likes to cook. Linguini is a clumsy young man with no talent for cooking at all, but he grows with the help of Rémy. The execution breathes fresh air into it by how they work together which is not just hilariously entertaing, but also very creative. Every voice actor is doing a phenomenal job, the animation is lush and the message the movie conveys is inspiring. It is another incredible achievement for Brad Bird and Pixar.

invisibleunicornninja This movie is extremely well done and enjoyable. The voice acting is great, the animation is great, and the story is great. There are some dumb plot devices and some suspension of disbelief is required while watching this movie, but overall it is very entertaining.

matthewhoggett While maintaining the humour and comedy side of the movie, Ratatouille also shows how people (or in this case, rats) can be mistreated, but that one day, all will come to live in peace