RATATOUILLE (2007) ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
D: Brad Bird
Another animated diversion from Pixar, in which a rat with a nose for fine cuisine and a talent for creating it helps a garbage boy move up the food chain in the kitchen of a high-end Paris restaurant. In fact, a lot of the characters in this movie are rats, and it's a mark of the skill that went into it that the furry critters can be cute while still looking like, well, rats. That should keep the little ones happy. Grownups are more likely to appreciate the discourse on artists and critics delivered by a ruthless restaurant reviewer played (or at least voiced) by Peter O'Toole. If any animated movie in the world could make you hungry just watching it, it's probably this one.
