Don't get too excited...

Rating: 5/10 (30 October 2007)

This is certainly a technically excellent and visually rich film. However, that's not a good enough reason to rate this film so high. 10/10? 9/10? It's a good film, I agree, but it's certainly not one the all-time greats.
It's a film about a rat who is a top chef because he learnt how to cook by reading a book. It's therefore a film for children. Unfortunately, my children, and many others sitting around us in a packed cinema last weekend, were restless by the mid-point. Despite it's great visuals, Ratatouille is just a bit boring. It lacks the excitement and humour of The Incredibles, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, and Toy Story (1 & 2). Given this children's film struggles to maintain the attention of children (a recurring theme in many reviews on this site), it's got to be rated down.
As an adult, meanwhile, I was left cold by the unsubtle moralising, the ludicrous mix of accents, and the fact the restaurant, outside the kitchen, looked nothing at all like a top Paris restaurant.
Sorry. Disappointed.