Ratatouille

It’s plain and simple – Pixar is king. I don’t think it’s humanly possible for Pixar to ever make a bad movie. I am glad, however, that it’s back to telling stories involving animals. I love when they explore a completely made-up world of something you wouldn’t immediately suspect to be movie material: bugs, monsters, and now rats. Ratatouille is, like past Pixar productions, a creative, classy, and cute production. Not to mention completely appetizing as Remy the rat aspires to be a chef in Paris. Seriously, the food in this film looked delicious, which just goes to show the incredible detail that the filmmakers pay attention to. Now, on a side note, the only actors I knew who provided voices were Patton Oswalt, Brad Garrett, and John Ratzenberger. Something I like to do with voiceover work, though, is try to guess who is providing the voice. It’s just a fun little game I like to play with…myself. I totally called it that Will Arnet and Peter O’Toole provided two voices. This made me so proud when I checked it on IMDB, you cannot believe! But I did not expect, however, that Janeane Garofalo of all people voiced the female chef. But still, I’m glad my useless talent of recognizing famous people’s voices could be put to the test – and challenged.

Directed by Brad Bird
Runtime: 110 minutes