Decent film but seems to try too hard

Rating: 6/10 (13 January 2011)

Megamind is a decent/average film in my opinion. Its pretty straight forward and gets to its plot right away. The story is predictable, but also seemed a little force and awkward at time. The animation is good and so are the effects. For a super villain, I thought Megamind was rather weak and not very convincing. He wasn't very evil at all, just insane and very sensitive. His character should have been done better, they should have made his character a little more likable yet bad-ass at the same time. Though Will Ferrell's voice work was spot-on, good job on his part. The other character's I didn't really care for, specifically Hal/Titan. His purpose wasn't very good, and I found him annoying. Metro Man was okay but he should have been more interesting- he seemed boring to me.
Though, the biggest disappointment character in the film was definitely Roxanne. I know she was designed to be a regular person, but that doesn't mean they had to design her to look so uninteresting and plain. I was amazed with how expressive Megamind's face was, yet Roxanne's character looked so bland. Tina Fey's voice work added nothing to the character. Roxanne was supposedly to be a very pretty and likable character since all the lead males were tying to get her attention, yet I felt like her character was the weakest link and not exciting.I didn't see why Megamind, and Titan were really fighting for her- it didn't seem worth it. The ending of the film (the final showdown) was pretty good, but they should have made it less predictable. Overall, Megamind is a decent film but I was expecting more. As a rewatch 07/22/19' Megamind is quite liked more on this second viewing than the initial viewing. Although the comedy isn't that funny, it is refreshing seeing a villain turn hero type of animated superhero film.