Having young sons, it's safe to say that Pixar's Incredibles was a staple movie that delivered many of the cartoon giant's trademarks; compelling storyline, social messages and a very balanced sense of humour that strikes a chord across all levels. This set the bar reasonably high for the arrival of the very long awaited sequel. Before it hit the screens, I wanted to love it. The trailers were reassuringly witty and there was hope that the cliffhanger from the first film would bring much more of the same. So what happened? Well it's with disappointment that I gave too say Pixar probably misfired on this very rare occasion. The plot was reasonably weak, literally dragged over the finish line. The "twist" was transparent and yet it took almost the while film to unravel. It feels like Pixar's script writers were absent when the comedy elements were forged and so most of the jokes were already broadcast in the trailers. The whole plot failed to muster anything more than mediocre pace as it meandered to a conclusion, leaving an empty feeling where the laughter and love of the latest Pixar production were meant to be. Small moments of mercy from Baby Jack-Jack offered just a glimpse of how the film should have felt, but this brand is far greater than a single character and so for the first time in the history of Pixar, I felt like I needed to jump out abs help push the movie to the final credits to put it out of its misery.

Everyone asked for it and it didn't disappoint. Ooooooooooof ye

Well, the animation is of course top notch and all, and it's a sequel so I can understand certain necessary plot points but come on...my 7 year old was most of the time either overwhelmed by too many things happening at the same time, or scared because of the overall too dark and scary parts. It seems the only thing Pixar forgot about in this movie is that it should be a kid flick....the plot, the setting, the music, the jokes and everything in this movie is too much for adults rather than for kids, lacking essential childish creativity and fun, which is a shame given that the first Incredibles was one of the funniest and witties of all of Pixars great movies.

I was a child when I watched the original and I still consider it a fond movie memory. However the second being extremely well done and cohesive still robs me of my childhood. I feel it took a long time to get a sequal to the point that my mind now knew the plot twist by half way through the film. Great kids movie and even dark at points made by the villain that I would now side with on a darker day of adulthood. Animation is perfect. Humor is excellent. Genuinely laughed pretty hard at more than a few sequences. All in all. Great sequal. Just hard to not see things coming as an adult trying to relive childhood nostalgia.