A fun movie, but not much more..

Rating: 6/10 (19 July 2014)

I will often get dragged to the theater by the wife to watch a kids' movie, but after thoroughly enjoying the first installment of How to Train Your Dragon, I was looking forward to seeing the sequel.
After a slow start the film picks up speed with a few twists and turns. Some of these twists, while rather fun, are either predictable or poorly explained. Relationships between particular characters, are developed nicely, but other characters miss out. Without answering some big questions, the plot progresses to an enjoyable, but fairly clichéd, finale... one which leaves you with a warm feeling, but also one which you feel you've seen a hundred times before.
The animation was vivid and the music was excellent but the screenplay and general plot were inferior to the far more quirky and original "How to Train Your Dragon". Still, the film is worth watching and a great deal of fun.