********* family fun with superheros, very funny, great for adults too

Rating: 9/10 (25 April 2010)

The animation is excellent, the story is great, but the best thing of all is that it is really funny in many scenes. Not just family or kid funny, but funny for everyone, often specifically for the grown-ups. Of all the American animated films I've seen, which might be almost all of them, this is my favorite (I like some of Miyazaki's films even better, but he is bringing magic and wonderment in a surreal world instead of pure entertainment). You'll want to see this one even if you have no kids to watch it with. There's a lot of funny stuff, but Brad Bird's Edna character is the best. My daughter liked it well enough at 2 1/2 years of age that she asked to see it several times -- she gets some of the sight gags but she'll like it even better when she gets older. The robot is a little scary, but the rest of the movie is so much fun that kids instinctively know that nothing bad can happen.