great start and finish... lags in the middle

Rating: 7/10 (4 July 2006)

..far too much time is spent on boring island. what makes these characters funny is the interaction with their environment, so isolating them in the middle of nowhere for half of the movie was a poor decision
seeing the characters dealing with normal life is extremely funny. every once in awhile their super powers will sneak out to great comedic effect.. the household fight and the sections at work are brill. also mr incredible has let himself go a fair bit which makes for some great scenes
its a pity that the larger storyline didn't mesh with their lives a lot better, taking place locally rather than on some far away island
the incredibles family are brilliant, and their are some good supporting characters also. although i continue to question why they need big names for dialogue in animated movies, for me it's just a distraction. when i hear samuel l jackson, i see samuel l jackson and not the character i'm supposed to be seeing on the screen
some of the sound effects in this movie are very impressive, especially the 'bendy' sounds for mrs incredible (formerly elastigirl). these must have been really tricky to create, and they did a tremendous job on them
the movie thankfully picks up again toward the end, with some very funny moments.... especially the part where baby incredible's power is revealed!!
if they just could have linked A and B together with a more sophisticated storyline this film could have been incredible.. but the long bit in the middle seemed a lot like filler