Great voice acting, beautiful animation and a touching plot makes Ratatouille a delightful romp destined to become a classic. Ratatouille proves that the only people who can one up Pixar is Pixar.

Remy (Patton Oswalt) is the forlorn rat who feels trapped by his predestined life. Unwilling to be caged by convention, Remy wanders out into the kitchen where he finds the amazing world of non-garbage food. Mesmerized by food and all its flavors, he takes more and more risks to try new foods. When his desire to tickle his tongue goes completely wrong, he accidently washes up in Paris. He finds his way to his favorite chef's restaurant and observes how culinary magic is made. During his observation he and failing garbage boy Linguini (Lou Romano) are thrown together. They realize they could make gastronomic alchemy if they work together. Remy and Linguini are both hindered and helped by their relationship. Their personal lives are eventually challenged by their arrangement and they have to choose between what people expect from them and what they truly want.

The animation in Ratatouille sparkles with shameless glistening. The animators made a collection of brilliant decisions. First, everything not human or rat looks incredibly real. The lighting in every scene makes the movie feel tangible. I felt like I could reach out and grab a pot, set one of the tables or get my high heal caught in a cobblestone. The world the characters live in might as well be shot with film in Paris. It is much appreciated foolery. Second, they made the characters look like cartoons. I know many people say love to see how realistic they can make a character look, but it is hard to draw a spirit into something so recognizable. By making the characters slightly less realistic looking, their spirits are easier for us to come to terms with because they aren't trying to copy what we see every day. Instead, they are making something new and unstudied by us.