Spectacular!!

Rating: 10/10 (17 June 2014)

An incredible second installment to a mature teenage franchise. DreamWorks is daring in the way it challenges its characters, and it pulls no punches for drama or stakes. Action and scope are increased in this one, but more importantly, a significant emphasis on Hiccup's journey to find his identity and face up to responsibility. His belief that all people can change for the better is challenged, and a high price is paid in testing that conviction. The major relationships in Hiccup's life, his dragon and parents and girlfriend, are developed from the first movie with depth and maturity, with characters bouncing off one another vividly. Emotions run high -- the thrill of flying sequences, the humor of sarcastic comedic relief, and the gut-wrenching sadness of climactic narrative sequences.