Nicely executed, but actually one of Pixar's less incredible films

Rating: 7/10 (9 August 2013)

I have to admit that I put off finishing this tale of superannuated superheroes for many years because of it's Randian overtones: Atlas involuntarily shrugged, if you like, with the vision of its evil villain a world where 'everyone is super, so no-one is'. The start of the movie is certainly fun, but it mocks a world recognise more in the 'polical correctness gone mad' stereotypes than the one I actually see around me. The message is thankfully tempered by the tendency of said heroes to actually cause disasters only marginally less severe than the ones they are saving people from, and the end of the film becomes more of a straightforward action movie, thankfully less solemn than the likes of Christopher Nolan's 'Batman' films but scarcely more absurd than a typical James Bond. There are good laughs (and typically stunning graphics) in this film, but overall, there's just a little less charm than in Pixar's finest offerings.