Perfect Family Film

Rating: 8/10 (9 November 2004)

The Incredibles is a great story with unique graphics. What stops me from giving it my 'highest' rating is that it just felt long. At a run time of almost two hours, I found myself squirming just a little. There are reasons for the long running time of course, because the writer takes the time to develop his characters. I wasn't particularly looking for serious character development but Brad Bird does a great job with Mr.Incredible, voiced by Craig Nelson, who suffers a mid-life crisis. I think most men would probably relate to him even without having super powers. I'm not sure if kids will appreciate all of that, but it certainly it will help all those men out there take there little kiddies out and still enjoy the film. The animation is the best of the best of the best! It's better than ever here and it puts 'Shark Tale' to horrible shame. You can tell Pixar took its time with all the shadow work and it looks all strangely real. Pure eye candy! I really felt like my money was well spent in supporting this film, and I highly recommend it.