a delight

Rating: Null/10 (25 July 2007)

This film was a pure delight.
I loved the juxtaposition of garbage eating rats and fine french cooking. I loved the idea of turning the nasty reputation of rats on its head and making one rat's quest to create the center of an amusing story.
It was hilarious. Yes it was absurd, but then most of the funniest jokes are absurd -- what Disney used to call plausible impossibilities.
I'm not sure if I'd group it into the top 250 films of all time... too many other great films, but it was a pure delight for a Sunday afternoon at the movies. It is by far the best film I've seen this year so far.
My children (boys ages 8,11 & 14) all enjoyed it very very much.