Decent sequel

Rating: 7/10 (24 January 2019)

The Incredibles was a fun superhero comedy with a clever twist. The Incredibles 2 is a fun superhero comedy with a ... familiar twist. I guessed what was going on early on but thought, no, they can't possibly be just repeating the first movie. But yeah, they are.
While the movie is utterly predictable and not always entirely sensible (heroes near the end don't do a super-obvious thing because it would have ended the movie 20 minutes earlier), it still has some terrific moments, most of these involve the youngest Incredible. There's also some nice exploration of traditional gender roles.
I loved the original the first time I saw it but only liked it when I recently re-watched it. This felt a lot like watching the same movie a third time, which may be why I was less entranced yet again.
Not *great* Pixar, but still fun.