Parents' Guide to

Megamind

BySandie Angulo Chen,Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 6+

Clever animated superhero story is fun, not too scary.

Movie PG 2010 96 minutes
Megamind Poster Image

A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this movie.

">
">
">
">

Community Reviews

See all
age 6+

Based on 66 parent reviews

Big Boy 1
Big Boy 1 Adult
October 22, 2021
age 5+

Masterpiece.

This movie is a cinematic masterpiece. To put it at three stars is an honest understatement. Three stars is not giving this movie the glory it deserves. It is wonderfully animated and brilliantly casted. The dialogue is funny and witty and the plot is simply fantastic. The overall message is great and you can tell how much work went into this movie. It is beautifully crafted and wonderfully made. 5/5 stars.

This title has:

Great messages
Great role models
5 people found this helpful.
Lebron12James3
Lebron12James3 Adult
February 16, 2022
age 2+

One of the best MCU movies

1 person found this helpful.
See all 66 parent reviews

What's the Story?

As a baby, supervillain MEGAMIND (voiced byWill Ferrell) was sent to Earth, Superman-style, on the very same day as his arch-rival, Metro Man (Brad Pitt). But while Metro Man lands under a rich couple's Christmas tree, Megamind ends up in a prison and is raised by convicts. After many years of rivalry, Megamind breaks out of jail on the day that Metro City is dedicating an entire museum in Metro Man's honor. With the help of his alien Minion (David Cross), Megamind ruins the ceremonies by kidnapping popular TV reporter Roxanne Ritchi (Tina Fey), whom he secretly loves. Then the unthinkable happens: Megamind succeeds in killing off Metro Man. Instead of reveling in his newfound power, Megamind eventually grows bored and purposeless and decides to create and train a new superhero he can battle. But once the new "hero," Titan (Jonah Hill), proves that he has no intention of using his powers for good, Megamind must figure out how to be a hero or risk losing Roxanne -- and Metro City -- forever.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say(66):
Kids say(150):

Ferrell is a gifted comedian, and his voice acting is fabulous. His hilariously affected pronunciations -- he calls Metro City "MeTROcity," as if it rhymes with "Monstrosity," and says melancholy as "meLANcholy" -- and his earnest banter with Fey's Roxanne prove early on that he's a hero trapped in a villain's body. Pitt, meanwhile, doesn't have much to do except convince viewers that his voice belongs to the kind of shiny superhero who can juggle smiling babies and reduce the women in town to tears with the merest glimpse of his dimpled grin. Not a hard job to do -- when you're Brad Pitt! Cross and Hill are amusing as sidekick and nemesis, respectively, but the all-star cast can't make up for the fact that the story falls a bit flat after Metro Man is defeated. Part of it is the boredom that Megamind feels, but another part is just slow -- even if there are plenty of laughs.

The music, for example, is a cliched playlist of rock favorites likeBack in Black,Highway to Hell, andWelcome to the Jungle. All are great classics, but haven't we already heard them in plenty of other movies? Considering how original the Pharrell WIlliams soundtrack was on the similarly themedDespicable Me, these predictable (albeit instantly recognizable) choices seemed lazily selected. And that's the movie's overall problem: It's fun and funny, but it's not remarkable. It's not the kind of animated movie that will inspire Halloween costumes or repeat viewings on the family room DVD player.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the nature of good and evil. Do allsuperheroesneed a supervillain nemesis? What happens after the hero is eliminated (or even the villain)? Can a hero exist in the absence of evil, and vice versa?

  • Metro Man says everyone has a choice whether to be the hero or not. Do you think that's true?

  • Can you think of other heroes who are different from the usual type? What are some examples?

Movie Details

Did we miss something on diversity?

Research shows a connection between kids' healthy self-esteem and positive portrayals in media. That's why we've added a new "Diverse Representations" section to our reviews that will be rolling out on an ongoing basis. You can help us help kids bysuggesting a diversity update.

See all recommended movie lists

Related Topics

Want suggestions based on your streaming services?2022世界杯赛程安排

Common Sense Media's unbiased ratings are created by expert reviewers and aren't influenced by the product's creators or by any of our funders, affiliates, or partners.

See how we rate