MEGAMIND (DreamWorks, 2010) D: Tom McGrath, w/ voices of Will Ferrell, Tina Fey. Rating: NNN DVD package: NN Rating: NNN
I wish I’d seen Megamind theatrically. The lively compositions and camera moves suggest that the 3-D is brilliant, and the beautifully detailed backgrounds need the pause button for home viewing.
Even on the small screen, the animation is lively and lovely. But it isn’t the kids’ movie it’s pretending to be. Really, it’s for people old enough to have spent too much time thinking critically about the Lex Luthor/Superman relationship. Megamind, the Luthor figure, finally kills his nemesis, Metro Man, which plunges him into a relationship with spunky girl reporter Roxanne Ritchie and a bizarre plan to spice up his life. Terrific city-trashing, comic battles and many flying scenes ensue.
Will Ferrell and Tina Fey deliver lots of good comic lines together as Megamind and Roxanne, and Ferrell hits delirious heights channelling Marlon Brando in The Godfather for Megamind’s Space Dad disguise. Much of the dialogue was improvised, according to director Tom McGrath on a pleasant but not very informative commentary.
EXTRAS Director and producers commentary, cast doc. Widescreen. English, French, Spanish audio and subtitles.
