Superpowered Pixar!

Rating: 8/10 (22 March 2005)

After such Pixar successes as Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Finding Nemo and Monsters Inc, it seemed unlikely Brad Bird could deliver the goods again with this tale of everyday superheroes.
Fortunately, he smacks the ball right out of the stadium with a hyperkinetic, sharply observed and wildly exciting movie with plenty to appeal to kids and parents alike.
Shut down as heroes by a litigation-prone America, 'Mr Incredible' Bob Parr and his super family now live a quiet life in the suburbs  until his secret freelance heroics land him in big trouble with a new evil genius and the gang goes back to work.
The astute digs at costumed crimefighters are spot on (from the accidents capes can cause to the cornered good guy tactic of tricking the villain into 'monologueing' while they figure a way out) and they're seamlessly integrated into a genuinely gripping, visually exhilarating superhero story that puts the likes of Daredevil and Catwoman to shame.