Incredibles 2

When you are with the Incredibles 2, you are on a ride of no return. Fast, groovy, determined and full of never say die spirit, the super-duper family — now of five with the addition of a laser-empowered electrical toddler with hidden powers — is definitely the film of the week.

Taking off from the very popular first edition 14 years ago, No 2 is no less and a lot more. Papa Incredible takes a back seat here, or should we say is forced to baby sit, while Momma Elastigirl takes on the baddies in her campaign to have the “illegals” tag removed from super gifted community of her sort.

That’s of course is another thing altogether that the earnest Elastigirl is ably conned by a derisive geek (looks and sounds so much like Angelina Jolie) whose brother invites her to join and propel the campaign.

The movie rolls in laughter as much as it does on action. The toddler is oh-so-cute even when he is turning monstrous or a ball of fire. His siblings come with their own eccentricities powered by adolescence. Together, the family sets your interest and imagination on fire with a slick production and some becoming animation.

Beyond the family dynamics, there’s a lot of villany that keeps you seated as also the basic core of superheroes saving the world mostly with ups and seldom with downs. Here, the main “down” is that superheroes are entirely illegal and underground and the Incredibles, while trying to save the world from the Underminer, are caught on the wrong foot and give just two weeks in a motel to, well, vanish into thin air and remain there.

The film to go to this lean week, especially with a biggie like Ocean’s 8 being insipidly resurrected despite heavyweights like Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett. 

Source: Published in Sunday Pioneer, 24 June, 2018