The Incredibles are Incredibly Credible

Rating: 10/10 (12 November 2004)

This is an absolute gem of a film. John Lasseter and crew totally upended the superhero paradigm and replaced it with something far more entertaining with depth and, oddly, a strange credibility that made me feel the Incredible family was actually pretty credible. All of the family members have individual strengths and weaknesses, they bicker and quarrel a lot, yet they ultimately love each other--and you feel it all in this film.
In the periphery, there were numerous supporting characters with decidedly less dimensionality, yet there wasn't a trite character in the lot. They were quirky in new and interesting ways.
To be fair, this is no romp-in-the-park light-hearted film like Toy Story or Nemo. This film is a bit darker and more violent than other Pixar films, but it is one of the best--if not the best--of the lot. I gave this film an easy 10.