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Remy (Patton Oswalt) is different from the rest of his rat family – he’s not content to eat whatever scraps of food he can dig out of the garbage. His senses are more refined; he craves fresh food and unique culinary combinations. He loves sneaking into the farmer’s kitchen to prepare his tasty treats. It gets him in trouble with his dad, the head of the scavengers, but his brother Emil (Peter Sohn) thinks it’s cool.
When Remy gets separated from his family, he winds up in Paris at the restaurant of the world-famous chef Gusteau (Brad Garrett), who believes “anyone can cook”. Gusteau has lost favor (and his 5-star status) with the food critics, especially Anton Ego (Peter O'Toole), and dies an unhappy man. But his ghost lives on and guides Remy to his restaurant where he accidentally helps the new kitchen boy, Linguini (Lou Romano) turn a cooking mistake into a delicious soup. The boy is forced to repeat the soup and asks Remy to help him out – Remy reluctantly agrees and they work out a system that allows Linguini to keep his job and gives Remy a chance to make his dream of being a chef come to fruition.
Before the restaurant can become a “hot spot” again, they have to contend
with the sous chef Colette (Janeane Garofalo), the health inspector, and
the evil restaurant owner who has his own scheme that involves frozen foods,
quick bucks, and no desire to become a popular eatery again. Linguini’s
plan to work with Remy seems to be working, but rats in the kitchen is
just asking for trouble...
This is not a G-rated cartoon; there are a few slightly risqué things
– the kicker is the dead rats hanging by their necks in the rat-poison
store window (a shot that goes on longer than it needs to, but you get
the point). It’s animation with a French accent and a slight edge for Disney,
but nothing goes too far. There’s a lot of story going on (at almost two
hours running time), but it’s all good fun.
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