Its solid, entertaining, and its nice to see the characters again. The voice actors slip into their old roles well but bring a bit of new dimension to them as well. Its definitely a bit of a rehash and they dont really go out on a limb much with the characters, though some of the roles are reversed a bit, and that makes for an interesting dynamic at times.
Jack Jack easily steals the show, and the sequence with the raccoon is indeed hilarious but ultimately pointless.
Edna's portion is minimal, but fairly amusing, and the twist on a staple of child care is pretty clever.
The weak point is definitely the plot, or at least parts of it. You can kind of tell its a couple different concepts they had for the sequel sort of mashed together. Theres nothing terribly unique about the villain or their message. Though it's relevant to superheroes and those with power, youve seen it before, and you see it coming a long way away.
I thought a lot of the themes were kind of just paid lip service compared to the storytelling of the previous film, and the movie lacks some of its predecessors tension in favor of
melodrama and scaled up action. The family unit and the plots impact on them sort of gets lost about halfway through the film.
Frozone is just kind of there, and mostly for punchlines, which is kind of disappointing, though they do showcase his powers well.
The action in general is fairly creative, especially for Elastigirl. I was surprised at how violent this movie was, actually. A lot of fairly violent combat, guns, etc. I don't remember the previous one going for the jugular the way this one does. They don't pull many punches.
It doesnt quite have the retro charm of the first film. I think thats intentional, to a point
its still sort of retro in its design, but its clearly set in a more modern world thematically. Probably need another viewing to let it all sink in.
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