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Published on November 12, 2004 By CraigAlan In Movie Reviews
NOTE: Contains SPOILERS. You may avert your eyes if you haven't seen the movie.

Meet Bob Parr, a.k.a. Mr. Incredible. When our story begins, he's busily saving the world from the bad guys (trying to juggle several jobs at once, too) and also dealing with a rather, *ahem*, persistent fan. Eventually, through what can only be explained as "movie logic," Mr. Incredible gets married (to Helen a.k.a. Elastigirl) and has to retire from the hero business. He ends up with three kids, and a practically normal suburban life. Problem is, he doesn't wanna be normal. He longs for "the good old days." Enter mysterious woman. Mysterious woman hires Mr. Incredible to get rid of an out of control robot (myseriously located on an island with an active volcano). Truth of the matter is that mysterious woman works for (tada) Mr. Incredible's old "pal" Incrediboy... whoops, Syndrome. Seems old Syndrome has a grudge the size of Texas and he's about to take it out on Mr. Incredible. Soooo... his wife (and children) have to come to the rescue. Violet can turn invisible and create force fields. Dashiell can run pretty darn fast (hence his punnish nickname "Dash"). And as for Jack Jack? Well, he's a baby so he has to sit this one out. Syndrome is not one to be taken down easily, however, and things get mighty intense towards the end of the movie (parents, keep in mind this movie has a "PG" rating). In a "good for them" moment, the Incredibles bond together as a family to solve their mutual problem.

It's a fine movie for older kids or adults who liked Pixar's other romps. Keep in mind that it's pretty slow to develop after the exciting beginning. Once "The Incredibles" gets some energy going, though, it's hard to stop. There's a rather nice setup at the end for a sequel, too. Voice acting was good, with Craig T. Nelson's lead role at the forefront of a nice ensemble cast (including Holly Hunter as Elastigirl/Helen Parr). I would've liked to seen more of Samuel L. Jackson's character (Frozone), but then again this wasn't really his movie. I had no real problem with it plotwise, and it even had a good message about believing in yourself while being able to work as part of a team. All in all, worth seeing if you have the time.

Comments
on Nov 12, 2004
Except for the part about the evil genius being rather dumb, I mean if you hired heroes under the cover your robot has turned against you, might you make sure that at the grand finale the robot can't turn against you? Nah, couldn't do that....