Very disappointing

Rating: 7/10 (30 June 2007)

I went to this movie last night with high expectations. I certainly didn't expect anything of the brilliance of Toy Story or Finding Nemo, but I expected at least the quality of the Incredibles or Cars. Instead I got a pretty good movie that happens to rank at the bottom of all the Pixar movies made so far. Only mildly entertaining, Ratatouille is a pretty significant dropoff for Pixar in their new era after selling their studios to Disney. I would recommend this film for kids 9-12 but don't go in with high expectations. You will likely be disappointed if you do. My 14 year old daughter enjoyed it, but we both agreed that it didn't rate even as well as Surf's up and not even close to Happy Feet. More on the level of Over the Hedge or Monster House really.