A terrific movie!

Rating: 9/10 (7 November 2004)

I'm not very good at reviewing movies. I just wanted to say in contrast to the other reviewer, that I thought this movie was wonderful and has now become my second favorite Pixar movie behind the lovely "Toy Story 2". The animation is, of course, top-notch and the characterizations are absolutely wonderful. Although the voices are not universally known, they are absolutely perfect for their characters. Craig T. Nelson and Holly Hunter are superb as the father and mother of this amazing family and Brad Bird is a hoot as the superhero fashion designer Edna Mode. There are lovely little moments in this film (though I think only the adults and older children will appreciate them) and there is certainly enough action and "fun" gross-out moments for the kids. My husband enjoyed the movie (he normally does not like animation) and my five-year-old tolerated the movie fairly well (some of the exposition was not "stimulating" enough for him). Having said that, I feel that small children (say four and under) will not get much out of this movie. In fact, I would say that this film is probably the most "adult" of the Pixar line. There are some great points made about relationships (mother/father/children, husband/wife) that may go over the heads of small ones. All in all, a pretty terrific movie that I would not hesitate to recommend with the small reservations listed above.