I like it quite a bit, but this makes some obvious mistakes compared to the first one. I generally think this has excellent directorial vision; there’s definitely a specific vibe and mood communicated through the camera angles, cartoony/exaggerated designs, vibrant colours and retro score. It also has some very creative action sequences (did they rip off Spiderman 2 with the train set piece?), and there’s a lot of good, clever comedy in it. Edna is a massive scene stealer once again. I even appreciate the deeper layers in here about public relations and gender roles, which isn’t super deep or profound, but a little bit substance is always appreciated for films like these. The themes are very elegantly woven into the character arcs of Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, which pushes the franchise and their characters forward. Therefore, I don’t understand the people who claim this is a repeat of the first movie, or that it’s safe. In fact, I think the direction they took with Mr. Incredible was a big risk, because it so easily could’ve been boring. Still, I think the villain in this is quite underwhelming, and I’m not a fan of the direction they took with Jack Jack. We get some great scenes from it, but overpowered characters with massive powersets are generally less compelling to me. Furthermore, I could’ve done without the superhero team, that whole element felt thrown in there and disposable.
Review by JordyVIP 8BlockedParent2023-02-24T23:23:28Z
I like it quite a bit, but this makes some obvious mistakes compared to the first one.
I generally think this has excellent directorial vision; there’s definitely a specific vibe and mood communicated through the camera angles, cartoony/exaggerated designs, vibrant colours and retro score.
It also has some very creative action sequences (did they rip off Spiderman 2 with the train set piece?), and there’s a lot of good, clever comedy in it. Edna is a massive scene stealer once again.
I even appreciate the deeper layers in here about public relations and gender roles, which isn’t super deep or profound, but a little bit substance is always appreciated for films like these. The themes are very elegantly woven into the character arcs of Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, which pushes the franchise and their characters forward. Therefore, I don’t understand the people who claim this is a repeat of the first movie, or that it’s safe. In fact, I think the direction they took with Mr. Incredible was a big risk, because it so easily could’ve been boring.
Still, I think the villain in this is quite underwhelming, and I’m not a fan of the direction they took with Jack Jack. We get some great scenes from it, but overpowered characters with massive powersets are generally less compelling to me. Furthermore, I could’ve done without the superhero team, that whole element felt thrown in there and disposable.
7.5/10