Through the years the focus of most movies has been on the good guys. Of course there have been some exceptions like the Emperor’s New Groove or the more recent Despicable Me, where the villain was the focus of the movie. Megamind (voiced by Will Ferrell) is next villain to star in an animated movie, fighting he arch-enemy Metro Man (Brad Pitt). Metro Man is the superman of Metro City, which really annoys Megamind.
The two have been fighting for years, with Metro Man constantly winning. Megamind just keeps going until one of his plans suddenly seems to work and finally he can claim victory and is able to make his dreams come true. He takes over the city and is able to execute all his evil plans. This initially feels good, but the feeling doesn’t last long.
Because his plan has created a vacuum of power where nobody opposes him he starts to feel bad. He also meets reporter Roxanne Ritchie (Tina Fey) also learns about feelings he never knew he had before. Roxanne’s cameraman (voiced by Jonah Hill) becomes very jealous of this, which means a lot of ingredients for an interesting and entertaining story about the problems a villain might face.
With Megamind, Dreamworks has delivered an excellent movie, although it did have to think about the Incredibles. The movie doesn’t reach that level though, but isn’t bad at all. Everything looks great, but I did think that Roxanne’s face looked creepy, something I also thought about the characters is the previous movie, Monsters vs. Aliens.
Although Megamind won’t be named together with movies like How To Train Your Dragon, The Incredibles and Toy Story it is a fun movie that will be enjoyed by both kids and their parents.
Score: 7
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