Reviewing kids' movies is generally a tough task, but Pixar has always been able to provide something special in their movies. They don't rely on random pop culture references [looks in the direction of Shrek], which I do enjoy on most occassions, as I am generally one of the few people in the theater that actually gets a majority of the jokes they throw in there [readers should bow down to my trivial knowledge in this capacity]. In Ratatouille, Brad Bird (director of the amazing The Incredibles) takes us to France where we meet a Remy, a rat who has an amazing sense of smell and a very discerning pallate (although, I saw myself identifying more with Remy's brother Emile who just scarfs down the food without caring so much about the intracacies of flavor). A downfall of many animated pictures [again, looks in the direction of Shrek] is that you see the face of the person providing the voice, whereas in Ratatouille, you only saw the characters themselves and not the voice actors. I would prefer more animated movies taking this approach as occassionally it becomes distracting.
Overall, the story was a tad simplistic, but it does send a nice message about coming to terms with who you are, figuring out your destiny and finally making it happen. There is some violence at the beginning of the movie, but overall, both kids and parents can enjoy this flick and kudos go out to Mr. Bird for continuing to produce great animated flicks, but I do implore you to start writing The Incredibles 2 as I think there is a lot of that universe to explore (namely, Frozone).
Normally my scale is out of 6 beers, but seeing as how this is more of a children's film, I bestow upon Ratatouille 5 out of 6 glasses of chocolate milk, with a splash of Kahlua for the parents in the audience.
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