Movie Review - "The Incredibles"

I saw this much talked about movie last week as well. In a word, the Incredibles is incredible. I’ve seen most of the recent animated features including Shark Tale, Shrek I and II, Finding Nemo, etc. While the genre has been a very good one for movie making (and money making) they do tend to get a bit tired and cliche. For example, every movie seems to have the Eddie Murphy ‘donkey’ type character – rough around the edges, comic relief, with a big heart. In fact most of the characters of these animated pictures could be mapped directly between films. The Incredibles steps up the playing field by offering new characters, new plot vehicles and incredible (geez, did I just say that again?) suspense and action. It is certainly cliché to say – but this movie does appeal to adults and children and is one of the finest motion pictures in recent years made for that cross demographic.