Opening Weekend: Incredibles 2

Released: June 15, 2018
Director: Brad Bird
Starring: Craig T Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L Jackson, Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner, Catherine Keener, Bob Odenkirk
Bechdel Test: Technically Passes
Worth Buying A Ticket For

I knew going into this one that there was no way it was going to be better than the original no matter what all the people online have been saying. The Incredibles is one of those rare, near-perfect films that came out at exactly the right time. Now that's not to say I wasn't excited for this one, because I was incredibly excited I just went into it with rather low expectations.

The animation is a step up, particularly with Elastigirl's fighting scenes which are some of the best action scenes of the summer. Initially the newer animation, which isn't different than the original per-se just cleaner in a lot of ways, was jarring but is easily adaptable.

While Helen and Bob get heaps of character development and continue to grow in this film Dash and Violet are left by the wayside and even Jack-Jack, who's absolutely adorable and fits in surprisingly well, felt as if the writer's weren't sure what to do with them. Do they play an important part in the climax? Yes, but it would have worked well without them and a few minor tweaks to the plot and otherwise they have nothing to do except exist. As for new characters they were all pretty predictable and none of them felt quite as original, probably due to Superhero fatigue.

This movie has a bunch of fan service but doesn't go over the top with it. No one is over-used or under-used and the whole thing is a fun, family treat layered with good morals. Again, it's no original, but it's a movie worth seeing in theatre's and seeing with friends and family because it'll make you happy and that, after all, is what a film like this is for.

P.S. To all the people online complaining about the children in the theatre for this movie: shut up. Movies aren't meant to be seen in a void, they're made to have reactions and audience, and the audience for this movie is children just as much as it's the now-adult fans of the original.