Shimmering movie magic to melt hearts, minds and souls.

Rating: 9/10 (30 November 2007)

Pixar & Disney animation studios bring us absolutely shimmering movie magic to melt both hearts, minds and souls: Remy the Rat, who just happens to be a genius cook, stumbles into hapless kitchen-hand youngster Linguinis' life in Paris and turns him into a master chef himself, with more surprises in store...
SO clearly made with love for the world of cooking & cuisine, and if one is into that (like myself), it provides that extra dimension to elevate this into that masterpiece-status as this one is! Besides a good and as complex story as this kind of fares can handle, providing to its brilliance are all the carefully picked details such as setting (Ah, Parri'! Aristocats surely knew how to set an atmosphere for success!) and great side characters that don't necessarily steal the show.
As an adult, I would be more curious about the relationship of Linguini & Colette, but this IS a family fare, so my grunts are as good as none. Timelessly funny and endearing, the classic scenes add up- but the climactic serving to Anton Ego, the food critic, is THE one to never forget! Oh, did I forget the jaw-dropping animation technique and perfect voiceing? There. Now go watch!
9 out of 10 from Ozjeppe