Article: I'VE GNAWING DOUBTS ABOUT THIS RAT'S TALE; Lacking bite ... Remy the rat chef in the 'average' Ratatouille. Left: Scarlett Johansson in The Nanny Diaries Love is bland ... Chef Linguini and Colette fail to sizzle in Ratatouille.

Byline: Matthew Bond

Ratatouille Director: Brad Bird Certificate: U; Running time: 1hr 57minsThe Nanny Diaries Directors: Shari Springer Berman and Robert PulciniCertificate: 12A; Running time: 1hr 45minsThe Invasion Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel Certificate: 15; Running time: 1hr39mins

Brad Bird, director and co-writer of Ratatouille, is clearly feeling just atouch defensive about his new film. For as his tale of a little French rat whoturns out to be good at cooking finally lurches into the home straight, hesuddenly has one of his characters launch a stinging attack on us critics.

Apparently we have it easy because we 'risk very little yet ...

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