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will have you running back for an extra helping.

At one hour and fifty minutes long I think it may be a little long for some children and perhaps not hold their full attention. It is also probably a Pixar film that will win more adult fans than children.

I just want to mention the animation. I have always thought that Pixar's animation is of a very high standard but the animation in this movie is far superior and innovative than films like Finding Nemo and The Incredibles. What impressed me was the depth of the animation and the intensity of colour. The Paris sunrise was a splendid example of pure artistry and the dark reflections of the gushing stream as it washes the tiny rat away from his family of vermin illustrates that even the gutter can be viewed as beautiful through the eyes of an imaginative artist.

Surprisingly, Pixar still continue to create animated humans and Ratatouille introduces two shocking personalities - Skinner(Ian Holm|), the tiny head chef, and Anton Ego (Peter O'Toole), the long-legged food critic who has an attitude that matches his name. Both of these characters are compelling and grab your attention immediately. Ego, with his authoritative condescension and the posture of a vampire, deserves to be in the Disney Hall of Villains.

But for me, Linguini is the main man. He must be the most hesitant of Disney heroes since Bernard from The Rescuers. But what he lacks in the personality department he makes up for it in the dance routines. As he cooks, he glides and flounces around the kitchen like a vigorous marionette in the palms of a very lively puppeteer.

Remember, we are in Paris, the most romantic of cities and the exotic spice in this kitchen's casserole is the gorgeous and conscientious, Colette Tautou (Janeane Garofalo). A chef who expresses the difficulties of being a woman in a harsh and ruthless restaurant business.

Brad Bird is the director at the helm of this film and he is known for his storytelling but his animation here is exceptional.

We have come across many rodents on cinema screens but Remy is remarkable. Not only is he clever like most other rodents, he also has a passion for creating culinary masterpieces.

As he tries to save his fellow rodents from shamefully eating trash, he realises that it is difficult to teach class and good taste. Excellence is important to Remy and as we see him trying to influence and introduce new flavours to his friends we see an outburst of colour on screen - a sensory overload.

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