Ok, so not likely to be the be all and end all of movies. It is pixar though, and they have managed a few hits that follow structure to the letter and make the formula work. So this movie followed the structure, but the magic wasn't quite there.

I think the issue was that Linguine as a main character didn't follow a satisfactory arc. He began as a klutz, took glory from another without deserving it, showed amazing dexterity in a waiter scene that came out of no where and was unbelievable, then ended the picture as a no body. Hardly exhilarating.

I guess the rat story was supposed to be the core, with a reconciliation with the father. Thing is that story was sidelined so much that it felt flat and under developed.

Never mind.

Now if you read the script will you feel that half baked emotion? I'll have to try find it sometime. This is important as obviously many a project has looked good to the producers on paper, but turned into your proverbial turkey. There must be a method to see proof before the pudding.

Apologies for the many poor cliches you have just endured.

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