Incredible

Rating: 10/10 (30 April 2005)

This was probably the perfect animation flick. I got invested in the characters, enjoyed their sudden realizations of power, and thoroughly enjoyed the ride until the end. I was sad when the movie was over. It didn't seem like a 2-hour movie, which is very long by animation standards.
What blew me away though was the retro-futuristic look of the entire film. It reminded me of "Gattaca" but even better. Everything from the 50s-60s-style cars (with tailfins) to the font choices for the building lettering (very 50s GM/GE) to the upscale 50s suburb architecture (angular, with jutting eaves). And in keeping with that theme, when the movie first starts out, it's the late 30s - the cars are very curvy and low to the ground, the buildings are largely concrete (Empire State Bldg./Art Deco-ish).
Outstanding. 10 out of 10 stars.