"Disgustingly horrifying, sir!"
"You ALWAYS know what to say!"
Metro City is plaqued by the battle between hero Metro Man (Pitt) and villain Megamind (Ferrell). Both were sent to Earth as babies, and have incredible skills, and have battled since infancy. When Megamind accidentally kills Metro Man, the city surrenders. At first Megamind enjoys his new position in the town, but quickly gets bored.
He decides to fix the problem by creating a new hero to defeat. With the help of Minion (Cross), he uses Metro Man's DNA to create the perfect superhero and turns cameraman Hal Stewart (Hill) into Lighten. But when Lighten prefers the life of crime, and kidnaps Roxanne Ritchie (Fey), who will save the city?
Another solid animated film from DreamWorks. Will Ferrell films are often hit-or-miss... he is funny (watch his 3 "Best of" DVDs from SNL or search his top SNL performances), but it doesn't always translate to a 2 hour film. But that is the joy of animation; it has the ability to capture the best of his performance. The character is funny, with a mispronunciation of normal words: "hello", "Metro City", "school", etc, but also sympathetic.
It helps that Ferrell is surrounded by comedians who elevate his performance. Tina Fey is great as the only sane person in the cast. She is smart and level-headed, and still gets some great sarcastic comments. David Cross is always great. I have loved him since "Arrested Development", and he is perfect as Ferrell's under-appreciated cohort. Jonah Hill is interesting as Hal / Lighten. Brad Pitt is the only actor I couldn't identify while watching the film, but knowing he is behind the voice makes the character funnier.
It's an absurd film, but very funny. They should use Ferrell in more animated films.
Megamind (2010) 95 minutes
Director: Tom McGrath
Starring: Will Ferrell as Megamind
Tina Fey as Roxanne Ritchie
Jonah Hill as Hal Stewart / Lighten
David Cross as Minion
Brad Pitt as Metro Man
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