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Awful, really sexist, dull and boring! - Incredibles 2 review by CS

Incredibles 2: I was extremely disappointed by this movie, whilst the first film is brilliant and refreshing, this film has allowed a certain theme to become so over riding that it literally takes over the film! The current ‘Me Too’ and ‘Feminist’ Movements appear to have been taken on board by the makers and completely misunderstood in the process! This isn’t really an Incredibles movie at all, it’s really just an ‘Elastigirl’ Film, as it focuses almost entirely on her, with the rest of the family taking a sideline, like a needless appendage! Sadly the makers appear to have pandered so much to feminist girl power theme, that it overrides anything else and literally takes over completely ruining the film, sadly at the cost of destroying what in the original film was a great theme, that originally focussed on family! The real irony of course is that whilst pushing the Girl Power and Feminism angle, Elastigirl wears a skin tight suit, with her breasts popping out, legs up to her waist, fulsome buttocks and a valley like crutch, all designed to look as sexy as possible, because we all know that sex sells, and of course she’s got brains to boot, which comes across as slightly hypocritical. And the real irony is that the bad guy, in the end, actually turns out to be a bad girl! I felt this sexist approach ruined the special family dynamic built up in the first film, and seemed to suggest that men are hopeless at everything and women are fantastic! I actually found this a very difficult and quite boring film to watch, so much so that I had to watch it in two parts. I thought there was nothing new or stand pout about this film, that it basically stole lots of ideas from past films and was highly predictable in the process.

In fact the bonus Feature short film ‘Bao’ is far superior in every way and actually made me cry!

Repetition renders the Incredibles 2 mundane - Incredibles 2 review by CP Customer

The trouble with sequels is that they can never replicate the thrill of originality. The animation here would be, um, incredible had we not seen it before, the script is adequate but lacks the heft of the original movie and the character voicing is as expected. This film just felt like more of the same, which seems a pity when the first movie felt so much like a substantial upping of the animation game. Ah well, the film is watchable, which is more than can be said for most Hollywood product.

Highly fun filled sequel though a tad overcooked with cultural sexism messages in the first act - Incredibles 2 review by Tej

I am an Arnie/Stallone/Statham action movie lover but I absolutely love female heroism in movies too, from since I was six years old, when Princess Leia converted Luke/Han rescue mission into a facety "take the lead and do it bloody right" approach. Then Ellen Ripley came along and stole the crown. But it's because females have been culturally perceived as "weaker" that is what makes them more badass than a male equivalent for me. They also have that little bit more complexity in their performances, adding more dimension. I love that and forever support them as greater complex action heroes. Girl power rocks. Generally of course because all actors are at the mercy of good writing and direction and of their own acting abilities.

Women are not conquering the world to enslave men, they are simply demanding more respect and equality, deservedly so. I hail to that as I know damn well how much they have been victimised.

I say all that first because in this film, I have to admit it overcooks the sexism message in the first act, dragging the pace a tad even for an exposition! But the theme is important and is worked in with lots of humour. But when the main story kicks in...

...it's fun fun fun, with superb actions sequences (Elastigirl is awesome), comedy and domestic humour, complete with an especially adorable Jack Jack.

So what we really have here, is a sequel that is exactly the same as the original....but gender swapped. Elastigirl is the superhero in dominant action while Mr Incredible is home-husband. There are plot revelations but you would probably guess it early on.

It's not as great as the first film and I never expected it to be. Sequels for me are about riding out with old friends you love and this film served its purpose, that's all I want. It delivers nothing new to the table (except for the gender role swapping) but given the magnificence of the first film, that's totally fine with me.

So if you taper your expectations, and are not sensitive to the film's reflection of the current cultural environment of female empowerment, I think you will enjoy this film. If you are sensitive like another reviewer here who gave this one star, then perhaps avoid it.