Should be called "The Pretty Goods"?

Rating: 7/10 (26 October 2004)

I saw a preview of this, and while I really enjoyed it, I was honestly expecting more. "Finding Nemo" was a far more satisfying movie. I wanted to love "Incredibles", but just really liked it instead. I know Pixar are going for a more adult audience with this, but...
The animation is fabulous, and very "Brad Bird". The musical score is cool as cool gets....I want this as soon as it hits CD. (Think: a fabulous Bond/60s spy movie pastiche.) The production design is just terrific....total Ken Adam.
(The scene where Mr Incredible arrives on the island in the Manta Sub is so beautifully done.)
The major problem I have, is that the film feels like a compendium of scenes from other movies slapped together. The script just really needed some more work (some of the dialog just isn't sharp enough, and some of the plotting is a little flabby), and some scenes are just too talky. The big Omnidroid climax (I won't reveal spoilers) just didn't have much pizazz. The movie as a whole feels LONG.
What I did love about it: Edna Mode is quite simply the best character in the movie ( and her absence, along with the disappearance of Mirage, really hurts the movie's ending), and you'll be in hysterics every time she's on screen.
The scene with Elastigirl in the corridor is a classic.
My favorite moment: the Island Goons watching the mayhem on the video screens (you'll get it when you see it!)
Great stuff, but still could have been better.