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Rating: 7/10 (3 November 2018)

The first instalment is probably my all-time favourite Pixar film (together with Wall-e) so this follow-up had huge shoes to fill. What made the first one so great was the surprising new way it managed to mix up somewhat traditional super heroes with familiar family challenges in a creative, intelligent and highly entertaining way - all in a perfect setting and atmosphere of the classic spy films and shows.
Incredibles 2 succeed with a generally decent story and several funny and entertaining moments building fairly well on top of the first one. Where it doesn't succeed is in most areas that made the first one spectacular. Major "surprise" elements in the story where incredibly predictable, so when they were revealed I couldn't help shouting "Finally!". The gender role swapping and themes were clumsy and cliched and felt like something belonging in a 70s film and definitely not like something targeted the audience of today. But then again, this is an American film while I'm from Denmark, so things may look different across "the pond"... Also, the themes in the film generally seem very adult so I doubt that kids may enjoy it that much.
So all-in-all worth watching but sadly lacking the brilliance and sophistication of the first one.