A fantastic sequel that is well worth the wait

Rating: 9/10 (23 July 2018)

The first incredibles film is one of my favourite films of all time and I can't believe we have had to wait 15 years for a sequel but we have finally been given it and if you are a fan of the first film you will enjoy this film, hopefully as much as I did. The premise of the film sees being a superhero made illegal, elastigirl is sent out to give supers a better outlook while Mr incredible is left to look after the kids. I think Craig T Nelson and Holly hunt are perfect as the roles of Mr incredible and elastigirl respectively, I love the reverse roles they are put in this film and how their characters deal with certain situations is just so fitting of their characters. The rest of the family are back and Jack jack steals the show in this film as he starts to discover his powers and it is just hilarious to watch. Dash and violet are fun in the roles given to them but they fade into the background at times in this film. Samuel l Jackson reprises his role as frozone and he isn't in this film as much as you want him to be but he is great when he is on screen. The villain though doesn't provide much intrigue to me and I feel like they weren't an important part of this film. The story is interesting and deals with some themes that are pretty mature and seemingly reacting to the huge explosion of superhero films in the media today. However, the biggest negative in this film is the plot twist involving the villain. I predicted the twist straight away and it didn't come across particularly well at all. The script has the likeable humour from the first film and some great drama that adds to the complexity of these heroes and there lifestyles. The style of the film has some great action set pieces involved that really grew in stature as the film progresses. Also this film moves quickly and flows really well to keep you interested throughout. Overall this is a fantastic sequel that is worthy of the wait and definitely worth a watch.