Megamind (****)
Director: Tom McGrath
Starring: Will Ferrell, Jonah Hill, Tina Fey, and Brad Pitt
MPAA: Rated PG for action and some language
Mega-hilarious. Watching movies like this all way give me a good feeling. I feel like there is hope, that when my children want to watch a movie there are clean, decent films out there that are smart enough to keep me entertained along with my five-year-old.
This was kind of a Shrek meets The Incredibles type of film. Super Villain Megamind (Will Ferrell) and Super Hero Metro Man (Brad Pitt) duke it out on the streets of Metro City, flinging witty banter and steel poles at each other. They have had this relationship since they were babies. But when Megamind’s master plan succeeds, he finds himself in way over his large blue head.
Will Ferrell is a talent who squanders his time on hopeless garbage like Step Brothers, when it is better spent making family fun like Megamind. He really manages to make this a fun and rewarding film. I was surprised by some of the little twists that come up. In general the film was an uproarious reboot on the super hero film.
I highly recommend this film. It is intelligent and witty. The voice cast meshed with expert animation, and a humorous, and different plot, really carry this movie as a fun Saturday afternoon flick.
Lynnea and I watched this one! SO FUNNY! I definitely agree with you on the whole Will Ferrell wasting his talent on garbage when he can obviously make fun clean films like Bewitched and Megamind. Lynnea and I thought this was the best funniest movie we have watched in a very long time!
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