THE INCREDIBLES 2 REVIEW

I have always been a huge Pixar fan, ever since I saw Toy Story on VHS, I have enjoyed pretty much every movie Pixar has made with one or two exceptions, *cough* Cars 2 *cough*. one of my favourites is The Incredibles directed by Brad Bird, who also directed The Iron Giant and Ratatouille both films I also really enjoy.

The Incredibles was a fun action adventure following the Parr family as they adapt to a world that has banned superheroes. the first film came out in 2004, so it has been over ten years waiting for a sequel so no pressure Brad!

The Incredibles 2 picks up moments after the original ended, with Mr Incredible and his family taking on the Underminer. The Underminer escapes however and the damage caused leaves the public feeling bitter and the government cancels the superhero relocation programme leaving the Parr family stranded without financial aid. a lifeline is giving to them in the form of Winston Deavor, CEO for a large telecommunications company with the aim to improve the superhero image and bring them back into society.

This time however we follow Mrs Incredible as she is asked to help kickstart Winston's plan much to the dismay of Mr Incredible who thought he was going to be chosen. It's a welcome change to let Mrs incredible take the reins as the last film focused heavily on Mr Incredible.
The film then follows these two threads with Mrs Incredible of fighting bad guys and being super while Mr Incredible must look after the kids leading to all kinds of problems and usually contains the film's funniest moments. there are plenty of fun cameos such as Frozone and Edna Mode and some great additions in some of the new superheroes introduced.

Looking at the film technically, the animation has improved significantly, the films looks incredible, no pun intended, the characters are still as fun and likeable as you remember with essentially the entire cast returning to reprise their roles bar Dash who's voice actor has grown up and likely had his voice break. The soundtrack is also great in keeping with the punchy superhero vibe of the original.
If I had to chose one aspect of the film I didn't like, it would be the villain. in the first film you had Syndrome who worked very well as he had a personal connection to Mr Incredible. The villain is kept a mystery in this film for a large portion of the film only being revealed in the last act. The villain here feels a little undercooked and the reveal isn't so shocking with many people admitting they saw coming.

I feel that since such a gap was left in between films, expectations were just too high and it was never going to exceed the original, however Incredibles 2 is a well acted, animated sequel that should give fans of the original alot to enjoy and is a worthy addition to the Pixar line up.

Overall Incredibles 2 was just not quite as good as the original but I really enjoyed the movie and I'm glad to see that Brad Bird has yet to disappoint me with his animated films. Would highly recommend 8/10.