Incredibles 2

Rating: 7/10 (19 July 2018)

It had been fourteen years since the first Disney/Pixar computer animated movie, a month or two before the official release critics were being very positive about this sequel, I was really looking forward seeing to it, directed by Brad Bird (The Iron Giant, Ratatouille, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol). Basically it picks right up where it left off, three months after defeating Syndrome, the Parr family: father/husband Bob aka Mr. Incredible (Craig T. Nelson), mother/wife Helen aka Elastigirl (Holly Hunter), son Dashiell "Dash" (Huck Milner) and daughter Violet (Sarah Vowell) work together, with fellow superhero Lucius Best/Frozone (Samuel L. Jackson), to try and stop The Underminer (John Ratzenberger). But as in the past, they only manage to cause more damage, meaning lawsuits, and the reputation of superheroes in Metroville, since the legal ban of them, has not been improved. Then Bob and Helen meet superhero fan Winston Deavor (Breaking Bad's Bob Odenkirk), owner of telecommunications corporation DevTech, he and his genius inventor sister Evelyn (Catherine Keener) propose a series of publicity stunts to help regain public support and trust in Supers. Helen is chosen as the spearhead for this campaign, while the rest of the Parr family are given a new home. Bob is jealous of Helen getting superhero missions, while he has to be a stay-at-home dad, he is helping Dash with his complicated maths homework, Violet is mad at him after her crush Tony Rydinger (Michael Bird) had his memory erased by government agent Rick Dicker (Jonathan Banks) before a date they had arranged, and baby Jack-Jack is causing chaos with his multiple superpowers. While Bob gets super fashion designer Edna Mode (Brad Bird) to temporarily babysit Jack-Jack, and he helps out his other two kids, Elastigirl is constantly confronted by Screenslaver, a mysterious supervillain who projects hypnotic images through television screens. It is later revealed that Evelyn is Screenslaver, and has the power to control minds, including those of Supers, she plans to stop the government from ever changing the law of Supers existing in and serving society. Many Supers are captured and hypnotised to serve Evelyn, but Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack escape, and snapping their parents and Frozone out of the trance, they work together to stop a large plot publicity stunt that threatens the city. In the end, the city is saved, and Evelyn is arrested for her crimes, and Supers around the world regain full legal status, but of course, the Parrs cannot relax for long as another bad guy is being chased by the police. Also starring Sophia Bush as Karen/Voyd, Phil LaMarr as Krushauer and He-Lectrix, Paul Eiding as Gus Burns/Reflux, Isabella Rossellini as The Ambassador, Barry Bostwick as Mayor and Usher as Lucius Best's valet. The voice actors all do their parts well, the animation is fantastic, the story is interesting, it is exciting in the right moments, and it has some great laughs, the best and funniest scenes are with Jack-Jack, just about as enjoyable as the original, a terrific animated comedy adventure. It was nominated the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film, it was nominated the BAFTA for Best Animated Feature Film, and it was nominated the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Animated. Very good!