Gli Incredibili 2

There is much to like here and not much that is outright wrong or bad. It's funny, fast paced, clever and overall works quite well. However there is an ever present feeling that the first one was better.. Maybe it's cause the plot is maybe a bit too predictable and cartoonish(yeah it IS a cartoon, but still..) or that the wait between the first and this one was so long and I expected something more? It's still good, just not great!

Oh boy was this film a disappointment and I dreaded this review but I will as usual at least try and look at the good first.

Technically The Averagables er...uh...well I mean The Incredibles 2 is technically a slicker than the original tech wise but that's about it.

If you haven't seen the original this is probably a wow of a film, but I had seen the original.

But it just is not in the same league as the original or for that matter any Pixar film.

Harsh words? Not really, the big problem is that this is the same film as the original except they swap the parents places and replace the baby sitter for a Racoon.

WOWEE!

I remember the DVD extras for the original where Brad Bird made it clear that he would absolutely, positively, definitely not make a sequel unless he had a good enough story to warrant it that it had something new to say.

Well that has gone out the window, as its just the same story again.

The wrist watch test: I was part way through this film and I'll be honest I started checking my watch for the time, why?

Because I was BORED!

The final bit of WHY DID THEY BOTHER is that this film cost 200 million just to make, HOW?

If it was new story wise I could understand but Its the same film and most of the same 3D resources could have been re-used, where did the money go?

Not on the story or script that's for sure.

So is it a bad film?

NO it is not bad it is an average film that cost 200 million to make.

Good: The animation for this movie was excellent just like most other Pixar movies, it was funny (especially Jack Jack) and I really liked the action sequences throughout the movie. I liked that the movie showed that parenting (when done right) can be heroic.

Bad: I thought this film has quite a few problems, the biggest problem was that the ending was pretty predictable, I could see it coming. Also, there was a feminism theme with Helen which was okay but at times it seemed to shove it in my face and it got to be annoying. There seemed to be a little too much going on in the movie and a few too many characters.

I'm glad I saw the movie, I just don't think I would see it again anytime soon.

This could have been an amazing sequel, if the motive of the studio was to tell a genuine good story, as the first film did.

Sadly, they focused on cheap rehash of the first film, and reversed the roles, while lowering the role of Mr. Incredible, and pushing a political woke messages.

Which hurt the flow, sense and story of the film, which was one of the longest awaited sequels.

The outcome is extremely underwhelming film, forgettable, boring at times, and lacks to repeatable viewing experience the first one had.

I don't think this sequel is bad, it's a fine watch. An entertaining superhero movie for the family, but it lacks that depth that keeps people coming back to the first movie.

I recently watched the first and second Incredibles. The first has such intensity and great pacing. Many layered thematically and presentably. Moments are allowed to be subtle, stakes are high. I mean, the plane scene get me every time. But this film lacks that depth. It takes the characters for what they are on the surface and runs with that.

It's a shame, because I know it's this way because of corporate pushing. First they struggle with production, and then Disney cuts off a year of their production time, so they have to throw something together.

In short: characters are reset, villain is a shallow bait and switch, characters are boiled down to their surface level traits, new hero designs are so off and underutilized, villain's motivation and plan is thoughtless, a bit too much Jack-Jack, lacking stakes, missing the thoughtful moments, and overall a shallow follow-up.

It's not bad, just lacking, and forgettable. The visuals are nice, I almost feel like they went a little to exaggeration. Akin to pumping up the color on a photo to make it 'look better', but still, credit to the animators. If you remove its tie to the first movie, it would make a decent superhero movie, but that's it. It sadly cannot live up to the first movie, and corporate is to blame.