To be upfront about it, I definitely didn't expect much going into this film: standard Dreamworks fare, a bit of a laugh and not much more. But the end result is a very solid, entertaining film. The characters are likeable and entertaining (and I did actually get to the point where I genuinely cared about what happened to them, which again, I really didn't expect), the plot held my attention, it made me laugh out loud quite a few times, the animation was perfectly acceptable (though I do wish Dreamworks would give up on the semi-realistic style already.) If you're already a fan of superheroes on a geekier level, catching some of the references is really fun as well.
Definitely worth a look for fans of animation or superheroes. On the other hand, it is a comedic children's film, so you would probably need to be 'into' that kind of younger entertainment to really enjoy it.
Surprisingly great
To be upfront about it, I definitely didn't expect much going into this film: standard Dreamworks fare, a bit of a laugh and not much more. But the end result is a very solid, entertaining film. The characters are likeable and entertaining (and I did actually get to the point where I genuinely cared about what happened to them, which again, I really didn't expect), the plot held my attention, it made me laugh out loud quite a few times, the animation was perfectly acceptable (though I do wish Dreamworks would give up on the semi-realistic style already.) If you're already a fan of superheroes on a geekier level, catching some of the references is really fun as well.
Definitely worth a look for fans of animation or superheroes. On the other hand, it is a comedic children's film, so you would probably need to be 'into' that kind of younger entertainment to really enjoy it.