(9/10)
Well it's summer and you know what that means- Another wonderful Disney/Pixar movie. I guess they've swayed away from the Thanksgiving releases in recent years according to other hits they have coming out during the holidays. Anyway first and foremost I want to say I am reviewing this from an adult perspective, as it should be. It is no secret that with Disney films, most notably the newer age of Pixar, is not geared only at children. Having said that, this movie will probably not keep the attention of any child under ten. There is no cute swimming fishies or loveable cars, it's ...about ugly rats and the one who got away and takes over a high-class resteraunt in Paris. Remy, our rat hero, gets adandoned from his family though he always had dreams of getting away and experiencing the magic world of food. Chef Gusteau, the most famous chef in Paris has recently passed away and his death has caused the resteraunt, once known as the best place to eat in Paris, to lose two of the five stars it held in its name. So we are introduced to a three-star resteraunt with just decent food and the vibrant cooks that inhabit the kitchen walls. Linguini is the young man who stumbles into the place the same night Remy does. He is the son of a woman that used to be close to Gusteau therefore the mean, short and annoying head chef Skinner can't turn him away. But the only job he is offered is that of a trash boy. So one night Linguini knocks over the soup, throws it back together with ingredients that he has no idea would be good or not. Remy the Rat see's this and realizes how bad it smells and he fixes it, Linguini catches him but then gets caught by the soup, so Skinner...
---ok really I am going on and on basically the Rat is able to show Linguini how to cook really well, people love it and the resteraunt gets popular again until Skinner knows something fishy is up with Linguinis family history and his way of cooking. Lovely Disney adventure ensues. Some have complained that no superstars lending their voices to the movie is a downfall but I found it refreshing- Also Jeanene Garafolo plays Collette the eccentric love interest of Linguini who is a wonderful cook, but you can't even tell it's Garafalo- it's the strongest funniest thick French accent and I didn't know she could pull it off. Well done. Also overall the movie is just beautiful to look at on the big screen, all the colors and scenery and the yummy looking food that no one can deny. Again, I'll go back to this- it's not as big as the other efforts, it's a much smaller story and setting but I reallly enjoyed it and so will the little chef in you, it's a tasty treat that kids of an older age can appreciate and adults of any age will love. Anyone can cook guys.. and anyone can do anything they put their mind to :), a nice little message. Last but not least, the score was brilliant and one of the best I've heard in a Disney film in a long time, Also the song "Le Festin" by Camille really enhanced certain scenes.
---* On a side note, the short film before this called "Lifted" was cute but no where near as hysterical as "One Man Band" that was attached to CARS. And I'm already pumped for next years outing after a wonderful teaser trailer- its about a little robot nammed WALL-E!
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