A most delicious Ratatouille to be savored many times

Rating: 9/10 (16 August 2007)

Let me declare this outright, Brad Bird is pure genius and on top of that, one with a lot of class. Here is an animated feature with EVERYTHING: comedy, suspense, satire, an engaging story, brilliant artwork and superb voice-overs, a fine music score (although no Randy Newman song *sniff*) and all that topped up with LOTS of Pizazz. As a critic, i always look out for flaws; as a movie-lover, i tend to be forgiving. In this case, there are hardly any flaws to speak of and so, nothing to forgive. Animated rats have always been cute, but the ones here are not only lovable but very realistically characterised as well. While this animated feature may have been made with the adult viewer in mind, there is more than enough of the fun factor thrown in so that the younger ones will find it appealing as well. At the same time, many life lessons were included as part of the story; thankfully, these were not imparted in a heavy-handed way. This is indeed a hearty feast for all the senses, and one to be savored over and over again.