Review of Megamind (2010) by Shane M — 27 Apr 2013

Megamind is completely unique and original by making the protagonist a likable villain. The humor plays off of countless superhero and cartoon clichés. The evildoing duo of Will Ferrell and David Cross are good characters and are quite funny.

Both of them bring so much humor and personality to their characters with their strong voice work. Unfortunately the other characters are range from dull to weak. This is too bad considering Brad Pitt, Tina Fey, and Jonah Hill could have played on the level Ferrell and Cross with better characters and writing.

There is nothing wrong with the plot but when humorous the narration fades out and the story settles in it is just not as funny as I would have liked. Megamind?s main flaw is that it gets caught in an awkward place, in terms of its target audience.

The adult crowd will certainly understand and appreciate the sarcastic anti-hero humor a good bit more than the kids. I only wish the movie had been bolder and put more laughs and depth into the characters for the adults to really love it.