I am not a big fan of seeing an animated feature at the cinema, but this was a long, stressful week of work and some sort of divertisement was needed. My original film was no longer showing. So, Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs was the film du jour. Based on a children's book, it tells the story of a nerdy inventor who tries to improve life in his community by inventing things. Of course, with all cinematic inventors, things go wrong right from the start, such as his spray on shoes. His mother believes in him and thinks she will do great things. His father, on the other hand, wants him to help with the family business. Needless to say, his magnum opus is a contraption that when water is added, food comes out...any food that is programmed. Due to a mishap, the contraption ends up launched into the atmosphere where it becomes a fixed satellite. Thinking he is a failure and walking weapon of mass destruction, he hides until he meets a weather reporter, a young girl from the big city. As they chat, it starts to rain...pickles, mustard, burgers. Eureka! The young inventor goes to his lab and is able to program the machine from there, and the gastronomic weather fun begins. From appetizers to desserts. Of course, the greedy mayor's ideas of grandeur develop in more ways than one. How will the young inventor stop the mishaps from happening? A film I highly recommend. And make sure you have your bucket of popcorn and beverage of choice! 