fine lookin' fun

Rating: 8/10 (2 January 2008)

Okay, it's basically great, and I'll give Brad Bird enough credit to suppose that he resisted, kicking and screaming, when Disney imposed that 'great artists shalt not STEAL' subplot so impressionable young uns will stop using Itunes. The Be-An-Artisan-Not-A-Corporation message is a bit of a head scratcher in corporate context, but maybe makes sense in a Wizard of Oz, leave-us-alone way. That Creole boss guy needs some better mayhem, Anton Ego seems to be Disney's attempt to neuter Tim Burton in absentia, and I'm sorry but Linguini is a drip. Complain, complain, complain. It's also fun and looks great, and gives you shivers in the big high spots like the best Hollywood animation, and there are no musical numbers either.