Megamind: A Quick Review

Q: Who can arch their eyebrow the highest?
A: Me

You know what's fun? Reviewing movies a year after they come out, right about the time everyone forgot they still existed except when they see them at the bottom of the bargain bin and they think, "Hmm, I wanted to see that" but they keep on walking because weirdos like me our scouring the bin for any sign of a decent film for five dollars. All I can say is thank God for Redbox.

Megamind (Will Ferrell) is an alien whose parents sent him to Earth before their planet gets sucked into a black hole. Metro Man's (Brad Pitt) parents had the same idea. Metro Man crash landed into a nice home while Megamind crashed into the state penitentiary  You can see how that might have caused some problems in his development (Just look at his douchey choice of facial hair). Metro Man becomes the hero while Megamind becomes the villain.

Megamind throws a little twist into the superhero mix by actually having the villain win. Megamind defeats Metro Man in a glorious explosion and subsequently tries to figure out what to do when he now controls the city. But what is a villains purpose without a hero? Are you really a villain anymore? Yes, but it's still depressing without a good challenge around.

Megamind, like Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a pleasant surprise. Not as funny, but just as endearing. I did laugh out loud at a few moments and the visuals really are top notch. Gloriously detailed explosions, buildings and buildings exploding. The voice cast as well, led deftly by Will Ferrell who somehow convinced me it wasn't Will Ferrell but the misunderstood Megamind, is just great. Really brings to life the picture.

A very enjoyable rent. Megamind doesn't break out of the mold too much but it's fun enough to sit through. Although they do create a pretty terrifying quasi-rapist-nerd-turnedsuperpowerful-villain in Jonah Hill's character. That got a little sketchy.

2 and a half out of 4 stars

-Christopher O'Connell