Nelson’s Bob, the patriarch of the Parr clan forced into a sudden life of domesticity after circumstances send Helen out into the workforce. The artwork is dazzling and the characters rich and fascinating, particularly Craig T. Still, I can’t say I wasn’t mildly entertained. Even his idea to give “Incredibles 2” a decidedly feminist bent by moving Elastigirl, aka Helen, to the fore seems creaky in the wake of last year’s mega hit, “Wonder Woman.” At times, his script - and particularly his actions scenes - feel like bits he excised from his brilliant work as director of “Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol,” still the best entry in that illustrious series. But the accountants at Disney certainly did, and so he was given little choice but to go along. Like a lot of us, he didn’t see a need for a sequel. It’s good that Bird is back with his keen wit and marvelous observational skills, but he’s overmatched. It’s just like every other hunk of clunk out there. And that’s exactly how “Incredibles 2” plays.
So Brad Bird didn’t really have to strain in devising a satirical send-up of the genre when he wrote and directed the Oscar-winning “The Incredibles.” But now the market is saturated with these derivative packages of noise and mayhem, something as simple as “The Incredibles” looks absolutely prehistoric. The only superhero franchises around were Batman and Spidey.
Yes, life was a lot different back in the fall of 2004. Elastigirl was working that thing long before anyone ever heard of you. And did I mention that bountiful booty? Eat your heart out, Kim Kardashian. And as voiced by Holly Hunter in Pixar’s long-awaited “Incredibles” sequel, she’s refreshingly humble a gal who knows what she wants and isn’t afraid to get it - as long as it doesn’t infringe too much on her main role as Mom. Wonder Woman has nothing on Elastigirl when it comes to kicking butts in the male-dominated world of superherodom.
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