"Just because anyone can cook. does not mean they should"

Rating: 10/10 (21 July 2008)

Just when you thought it was too hot to enjoy the company of a Parisian crew in a French kitchen, comes this delightful story of Remy (Patton Oswalt) a country rat with a knack for bourgeois cooking. The animation is top notch and visually incredible. I found very little in the way of any portions which might detract the story from it's intended audience, namely those who enjoy a good story. The great talent of Peter O'Toole is the voice of Anton Ego. a empirical food critic and the icing on this movie cake. Others like (Ian Holm) who is Skinner's voice, add impetus to the star, Lou Romano who plays Linguini. He's excellent by the way as are Brian Dennehy as Django and Peter Sohn who is Emile's voice. Two surprises to this film are James Remar (Ajax, from the Warriors) plays Larousse and Janeane Garofalo who is the voice of Colett, the heart-throb of our hero. The fast paced action and sympathetic storyline is enhanced by the musical score. In all the many talents who contributed to this magnificent tale are to be praised as the story becomes as favorably superb as the recipes themselves. A story for the top pantry shelf and a true classic for the visual library of any connoisseur of fine films. ****