Great kids film, otherwise...

Rating: 5/10 (21 May 2005)

...skip it. And I say great kids film _not_ because the humor is aimed exclusively at kids. Like most major family films these days, they aim the humor at "all ages". I say kids because you will find the film very entertaining if you haven't seen a ton of movies before.
But if you HAVE seen a ton of movies before, there isn't a single surprise in the whole film, and its humor and entertainment relies heavily on the element of surprise. From beginning to end, there was not a scene I didn't see coming at least twenty minutes in advance. Before the film is halfway over, you pretty much know how the rest of the film will play out if you've seen many films.
Now, if the overused formulas and obvious plot developments are new to you, The Incredibles does it very well. Unfortunately for those familiar with how plots develop and why certain elements are put into place, you'll pretty much just be waiting for it to be over.
And by the way, they're working on a sequel. But Pixar and Disney have parted ways, so the sequel will be Disney ONLY. So what little innovation might have existed in The Incredibles will most likely be lost in the sequel. But as with the tired formulas in the film, this should not come as a surprise that a sequel won't stand up to the original.