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The fast-paced wisecracks and ironic asides that are the studio's hallmark help to push the film past the lumpy, generic storytelling.
No doubt some of it is charming enough to induce giggles in its preteen target audience... What's needed is a narrative invention to match the technical invention.
You'll enjoy it. And then you'll forget it.
The story's the thing. And this one is as subtly deep as it is ridiculously fun.
I do love Ferrell, whose absurdist man-child routine has always been a matter of taste.
The kiddie set can chortle at Megamind's slapstick and its goofy one-upmanship while adults get a kick out of all the smart spatial tricks that highlight the 3-D effects.
It may not raise the bar of this rapidly developing genre, but it manages to pack a lot of fun and spectacle into its running time.
It does have the odd cheeky nod for the grown-ups -- and it is presented in inglorious 3D -- but it's also got a screenplay overflowing with charm, intelligence, wit and a real spark.
Would be lost in the crowd, perhaps deservedly so, if it didn't pull aces on its execution.
If you have to choose between this and the superficially similar Despicable Me, choose Megamind. It's less predictable, funnier, cleverer and generally more enjoyable.
This is a harmless animated movie that's full of empty laughs. The main problem with all those empty laughs is that they arrive wrapped in a package you've seen before, probably even if you're still a kid.
Hardly a knockout, but Megamind is an immensely enjoyable animated adventure that spoofs and pays homage to the superhero genre.
There's a distinctly deflated ambiance to the shenanigans, leaving the picture serious eye-candy on the prowl for bellylaughs it infuriatingly never finds.
Megamind is dramatically and comedically inert.
...it has its moments of fun, excitement, and romance, and for those moments, it may be worth one's while. (Blu-ray Edition)
...often shrewd, colorful, witty, and well animated, I found it oddly flat, too.
Straying from a predictable, easily defined structure, Megamind instead serves up consistent surprises, challenging audience expectations and engaging the mind as well as tickling the funny bone.
Falling short of a mind-blowing experience, Megamind is still fine family entertainment that doesn't require deep thinking.
Its story's third-act inversions still provide a pointed rebuke to superhero narratives' set-in-stone dynamics.
What it lacks in originality, this wickedly funny take on a superhero villain makes up for in a multi-layered plot, terrific voicing and well balanced energy.
full review at Movies for the Masses
What is a villain if not someone who has been pushed too far in life and has started to push back? And with nothing to push against, what do they become?
A well-plotted, genuinely fun spin on the Superhero/Supervillian genre with talented voice talent put to good use rather than simply stunt-cast
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