Worth seeing, but perhaps not paying for.

Rating: Null/10 (6 November 2004)

This film has some good moments, and my nephews, 5 and 8, found it to be quite enjoyable. It's worth seeing purely for the fashion designer, Edna Mode. I found it to be surprisingly action-packed for a Pixar film, and perhaps a little heavy-handed on the "we are all special" note. Compared to the absurd charm of Antz, or the mocking humor of Shrek, this film is quite straight-forward: the humor was largely slapstick or just absurd. However, Holly Hunter puts in a shining performance as Elastigirl, and Brad Bird, the writer and director, did a splendid job on voicing Edna Mode, the aforementioned fashion designer. However, Edna or no Edna, I'd recommend renting instead of going to the theater.