Starts well, ends silly and dull

Rating: 5/10 (8 August 2015)

Starts well, ends silly and dull.
A rat, Remy, is separated from his family and ends up in a once- famous Parisian restaurant, previously owned by Remy's culinary hero, Chef Gusteau (now deceased). At the restaurant he strikes up a friendship, and cooking partnership, with the garbage boy, Linguini.
The movie started very well: interesting characters, especially among the rats, and some good, fun scenes. However, from a point (that point being roughly where Remy discovers how he can control Linguini) it gets silly and contrived. Any engagement with the characters disappears and the movie becomes quite dull. Conclusion is rather predictable.
Animation and graphics are great though.
Ratatouille won Best Animated Film in the 2008 Oscars. 2007-8 must have been a lean year for animated movies...