Almost a 9!

Rating: 8/10 (8 November 2018)

Whatever, this is a very welcome and long overdue sequel to the wonderful first film that is still 2nd among my favourite animations.
As a very good sequel, it loses in freshness but gains in familiarity. Jack-Jack adds much to the hilarity - his encounter with a raccoon is a high spot of the film. The only downside is Dash's hyper behaviour with gadget remote controls, which is both irresponsible and downright disrespectful (when he keeps snatching one out of his father's hand - one longs for some parental discipline there, so the irritation outweighs the humour).
I've seen criticism of the villain as being weak, but I think that's missing the point of the subtlety here. She's not an evil person, but a potentially very decent person whose attitudes have been distorted by resentment over the loss of her parents, which she attributes to the superheroes having abandoned them (whereas their activities had actually just been made illegal, thus taking them out of commission).
Another subtle element addressed in the film is to what extent a dependence on being rescued by superheroes has made ordinary people passive and less able to take care of themselves. It's clearly a Republican message about overdependence on government, but no less valid a question for all that.
Now I'm looking forward to The Incredibles 3 and hope I won't have to wait another 13 years!