Megamind is no Kung Fu Panda or How to Train Your Dragon. I keep waiting for DreamWorks to come up with films worthy of those animated wonders, but with every Shrek flick that comes out, a little part of my soul dies. Megamind is adequate enough. It’s the type of movie my mom will love and then tell me what an asshole I’m being for not jumping over the moon for it. But she also adores the Shrek franchise, so take that for what it’s worth. (Hi, Mom. I love you!) Although, I can appreciate how Megamind tries to flip the classic superhero tale on its head and create a villain that’s lovable. Oh….wait. Didn’t Despicable Me try to do that too? Hmmmm….

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Megamind is the story of a blue alien (Will Ferrell) rocketed to Earth as an infant at the same time of his soon-to-be lifelong nemesis (Brad Pitt). While Metro Man lands in the lap of luxury, Megamind lands in a prison and dedicates his life to being evil. When one day he bests Metro Man, Megamind is finally the man on top but soon learns it’s lonely without someone to constantly spar with and decides to create another superhero to battle. Along for the ride is spunky journalist Roxanne (Tina Fey), her dweeby cameraman (Jonah Hill), and Megamind’s sidekick, Minion (David Cross).

Megamind is amusing family fun, I suppose, but for me it felt slightly too recycled from The Incredibles and Despicable Me. A bit poking fun at Marlon Brando in Superman is fun, but mainly Megamind feels a little flat, even given its (now ubiquitous) 3D treatment. There are moments of chuckles, but they are few and far in between. Megamind is lacking the real emotional heart and depth of How to Train Your Dragon, which used its 3D and plot to their full advantages.

 I hope DreamWorks can bounce back to the awesome category with its upcoming Kung Fu Panda sequel ‘cause this didn’t cut it for me.

--Darcie Duttweiler