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The Truth About Megamind

By Harris posted November 13, 2010 at 08:00

I am not impressed. That’s what I thought after seeing the various trailers for Megamind. With no intentions of seeing it, I was persuaded into the theater by a general lack of other options and a recommendation from a previously trusted movie fan (sorry @WintersNight). In summing it up, the movie was not good. Here’s the thing. I wanted to like this movie. Jonah Hill. Tina Fey. Will Ferrell. What’s not to like about that cast? The problem is that it wasn’t well written. With a very similar premise to Pixar’s “Despicable Me,” the movie needed to go above and beyond in order to impress an audience that hasn’t changed much in the three months in between releases. Continue...