He's still a rat

Rating: 8/10 (26 January 2011)

Although my grandkids love this movie and I found the message (like all Pixar/Disney movies) to be uplifting, especially to kids, I still find the idea of a rat in a restaurant to be disturbing. I keep wondering how clean the kitchens of famous French restaurants are!
How does this compare to other Disney movies? It's a little more ambitious since very few children know much about haute cuisine. Movies like Toy Story and Cars have an automatic interest factor for children.
But most American children think that vegetables come from the supermarket and meals come ready made from MacDonalds. For that reason alone, the movie isworthwhile. Of course there is the love interest and the villains. AndI haven't seen humans as the enemy since Bambi.
Liked the food though -- could almost smell it. It's on my list for best movies for food lovers over at Associated Content. The painterly background was good also.