A Rollicking Movie for Adults Too

Rating: Null/10 (3 December 2004)

"The Incredibles" is a rollicking movie that adults can enjoy without cover of children.
The illustration of the basic set up of super heroes driven into suburban hiding is very clever, though it does borrow a bit from similar issues explored both for humor and seriousness in the TV series about young Superman/Clark Kent "Smallville."
While it does drag from time to time, particularly as the battle with the villain becomes a tad conventional for the genre, it's a lot of fun. The references to other movies, especially to James Bond villains and "Star Wars," are fun to pick out, and I'm sure I missed other references to comic books and their movie permutations. I haven't seen any of the "Spykids" films, but the climax seemed similar to those.
The voice-overs are terrific, particularly Holly Hunter and Craig T. Nelson as the parent superheroes and Jason Lee as their nemesis.
The dueling for the last word in the credits between Disney and Pixar is amusing, given their contractual negotiations. How nice not to have any schmaltzy songs inflicted upon us in an animated feature!
The preceding Pixar short about a shorn lamb shown with the movie was corny and unoriginal, both in story and execution.