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DreamWorks Animation, Pacific Data Images (PDI), Red Hour Films

Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, David Cross, Justin Theroux, Ben Stiller, Jessica Schulte, J.K. Simmons

When a cunning supervillain, Megamind (Will Ferrell) finally kills his crime-fighting nemesis Metro Man, he and his minion suddenly find life boring and uninspired. His whole life was built around trying to defeat his enemy, and now that he’s gone there is absolutely no reason to go on. So he creates a new enemy, Titan, (Jonah Hill) who seeks to destroy the world, forcing Megamind to play the hero role for once in his life.

This was a good effort from DreamWorks. I do think I like Despicable Me better, and certainly this is nowhere near the level of Toy Story 3, but it was a good effort. This is the story of Megamind for sure. It borrows from lots of other stories, but manages to keep it fresh. Megamind should have been the supreme power on earth (like Superman) but Metro Man beat him and ended up being the good guy. So Megamind decides to be the evil one. Beaten time after time by Metro Man and stuck in jail time after time, he still loves the fight. When he manages to defeat Metro Man finally, he finds there is no meaning in life anymore. This would be like if Wile E Coyote finally caught and ate the Road Runner. What would he do with the rest of his life? That’s Megamind’s dilemma and he handles it in the same bungling way he does everything.

Will Ferrell does a decent job as Megamind. He managed to underplay the voice and is not the typical character he plays so annoyingly. Tina Fey did a fine job as the reporter (the Lois Lane role), and Jonah Hill as her cameraman who turns into Titan is passable. He is such an annoying character, that I don’t think it’s Jonah’s fault it’s annoying, it’s written that way! I’m sure there’s enough meat in this film to keep the adults involved, and it’s a good family film to enjoy together (much like Toy Story 3 was). That’s a plus for this film,as a lot of time the parents can’t stand to watch the drivel they turn out for kids. This one is adult enough so you won’t get bored.

As I stated, this is not a perfect film, but I think it’s enough to make it worth a watch, and I do recommend it, especially for animated movie fans and for parents with kids.

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