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67
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66
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65
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65
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64
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63
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63
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63
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62
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61
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60
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59
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58
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58
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56
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Ratatouille
Buena Vista Pictures
FILM:
GAMES:
MPAA RATING: G for General Audiences
Starring
Patton Oswalt,
Ian Holm,
Lou Romano,
Brian Dennehy,
Peter Sohn,
Peter O'Toole,
Brad Garrett, Janeane Garofalo,
and
Will Arnett
Welcome to a entirely new and original world where the unthinkable combination of a rat and a 5-star gourmet restaurant come together for the ultimate fish-out-of-water tale. (Disney)
| GENRE(S): |
Animation
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Comedy
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Family/Kids
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Brad Bird (also story)
Jim Capobianco (story)
Jan Pinkava (story)
Emily Cook and Kathy Greenberg (additional story material)
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Brad Bird
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: November 6, 2007
Theatrical: June 29, 2007
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| RUNNING TIME: |
110 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
100
The Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt
Brad Bird and Pixar recapture the charm and winning imagination of classic Disney animation.

100
Variety
Justin Chang
Ratatouille is delicious. In this satisfying, souffle-light tale of a plucky French rodent with a passion for cooking, the master chefs at Pixar have blended all the right ingredients -- abundant verbal and visual wit, genius slapstick timing, a soupcon of Gallic sophistication -- to produce a warm and irresistible concoction that's sure to appeal to everyone's inner Julia Child.

100
New York Magazine
David Edelstein
Bird clearly knows the great silent clowns: The slapstick he devises is balletic.

100
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
Its sense of humor is more sly, more sophisticated and more interesting than most PG-13 or R-rated comedies at the moment. The film may be animated, and largely taken up with rats, but its pulse is gratifyingly human.

100
The New York Times
A.O. Scott
A nearly flawless piece of popular art, as well as one of the most persuasive portraits of an artist ever committed to film. It provides the kind of deep, transporting pleasure, at once simple and sophisticated, that movies at their best have always promised.

100
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
The characters are irresistible -- why would anyone want to resist a hero who so gallantly transcends his rattiness? -- the animation is astonishing and the film, a fantasy version of a foodie rhapsody, sustains a level of joyous invention that hasn't been seen in family entertainment since "The Incredibles."

100
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
If there is a genius working in Hollywood today, it's animation director Brad Bird, who tops the delightful "The Incredibles" with arguably the finest 'toon in the Pixar canon, Ratatouille.

100
Baltimore Sun
Michael Sragow
Ratatouille is a sublime dish of a movie, and the company's piece de resistance.

100
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
Ratatouille is as audacious as they come. It takes risks and goes places other films wouldn't dare, and it ends up putting rival imaginations in the shade.

100
Charlotte Observer
Lawrence Toppman
The most difficult task in Pixar's 20-year history: to make an un-Mickey-like rodent appealing enough to admire.

100
Chicago Reader
Staff (not credited)
Superbly rendered CGI animation.

100
New York Daily News
Jack Mathews
A gorgeous, wonderfully inventive computer-animated comedy.

100
Premiere
Glenn Kenny
The slapstick-comic set pieces involving Remy and Linguini's cooking struggles might solicit the admiration of Buster Keaton and Jacques Tati.

100
Salon.com
Stephanie Zacharek
Bird is one of the great modern animators -- as well as an astonishingly gifted filmmaker, period -- precisely because he doesn't set out to wow us.

100
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Hartlaub
Ratatouille is a classic.

100
Newsweek
David Ansen
A film as rich as a sauce béarnaise, as refreshing as a raspberry sorbet.

100
Time
Richard Corliss
The subtle colors and textures of the food alone make Ratatouille a three-star Michelin evening.

100
The New Yorker
David Denby
In Ratatouille, the level of moment-by-moment craftsmanship is a wonder.

100
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
This is clearly one of the best of the year's films. Every time an animated film is successful, you have to read all over again about how animation isn't "just for children" but "for the whole family," and "even for adults going on their own." No kidding!

100
Empire
Ian Nathan
That feeling you have as you leave the cinema - that buzzing in the fingers and lightness in the heart - is called joy.

91
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker
Long for an animated feature and too demanding for very young children, but it's also filled with delights.

91
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Tasha Robinson
Bird and his co-writers leave room for quiet moments and gentle morals, but for the most part, they send visual gags and verbal punchlines tearing past at an enjoyably demanding speed, whipping up the film's energy at every turn.

91
Portland Oregonian
Shawn Levy
Hilarious. And more proof that Pixar is in a class of its own.

90
Village Voice
Scott Foundas
Ratatouille is as much a feast for the senses as it is food for thought.

90
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
Observed mostly from Remy's rat's-eye view, Gusteau's kitchen is a memorable world-in-miniature with its vivid old-fashioned stoves, bright, brassy pots and general air of frenzied industry; never did sliced red onions or simmering soup look so fresh and real.

89
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
Pixar's animation is simply flawless; colorful, deeply realized, and ably conveying both the chaos of the kitchen, and the sensual allure of food well prepared.

88
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
What makes Ratatouille such a hilarious and heartfelt wonder is the way Bird contrives to let it sneak up on you.

88
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
All the voice work here is excellent, especially Oswalt's. He sounds like Paul Giamatti but with a greater capacity for confidence.

88
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
Remy, the little rat who stars in the big, beautiful, funny Ratatouille, isn't gross at all. In fact, he's adorable.

88
USA Today
Claudia Puig
Like the best French cuisine, Ratatouille is ambitious and delightful.

88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Liam Lacey
A French rat as a master chef? Absurd. But a brilliant French chef with an American accent? C'est grotesque!

88
TV Guide
Ken Fox
A clever, ingeniously animated film filled with many shining moments.

83
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
As was also true of Pixar's last movie, "Cars," Ratatouille is better at pleasing the eye than the other senses.

80
Film Threat
Pete Vonder Haar
Stunningly animated, cleverly scripted, and genuinely humorous.

75
Miami Herald
Rene Rodriguez
Has the sort of richness and dimension that are the hallmarks of master storytellers at work.

75
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
Ratatouille is a blithe concoction, as well as a miraculously textured piece of animated design.

75
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
For parents looking to spend time in a theater with their kids or adults who want something lighter and less testosterone-oriented than the usual summer fare, Ratatouille offers a savory main course.


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