Fun for the whole family
slapstick as Bob takes a turn as a stay-at-home dad, and as Violet’s struggles through angsty school life and crushes.
Jack-jack is the highlight of the film – with what director Brad Bird described as the ‘Swiss Army Knife of superpowers’. He can generate fire, turn himself into a monster, clone himself and levitate, among other things - only some of which we got glimpses of in part one.
We are also reunited with some classic characters; there’s the sassy superhero costume designer, Edna; and a new villain who goes by ‘Screenslaver’. Writer and director Bird’s second turn with the story is a success, as is the fast-paced music by Michael Giacchino. Pixar works its magic, again.
The animation studio has had more than a decade to perfect its brand of mushy, quirky, visually breathtaking tear-jerkers since the original film. We’ve seen loneliness in Up and Wall-e; girl power in Brave; pop psychology in Inside Out; and families across borders in Coco. Superhero films have taken on lives of their own too. They make political statements (Black Panther; Wonder Woman), are irreverent (both Deadpools) or all-out extravagant (Avengers: Infinity War).
Incredible 2 breaks little new ground but does a good job of representing the dysfunctional family next door. Expect to laugh, cry and go ‘Awww’ a lot.