Bumbling supervillain Megamind finally defeats his nemesis, the superhero Metro Man. But without a hero, he loses all purpose and must find new meaning to his life.
The story's the thing. And this one is as subtly deep as it is ridiculously fun.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
5 Nov 2010
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You'll enjoy it. And then you'll forget it.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
5 Nov 2010
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No doubt some of it is charming enough to induce giggles in its preteen target audience... What's needed is a narrative invention to match the technical invention.
– Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
5 Nov 2010
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The fast-paced wisecracks and ironic asides that are the studio's hallmark help to push the film past the lumpy, generic storytelling.
– Bruce Diones,
New Yorker,
15 Nov 2010
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For a film whose stock in trade are tongue-in-cheek reversals of comic-book cliche, it too often settles for trite audience-pleasing.