Innovative ideas are paramount here at FC HQ and Brad Bird’s genius in teasing a sequel that he might never actually create received high praise around our water coolers. And Incredibles 2, though still excellent, discovers the difficulty in recreating the bravado of a winded and overweight superhero in his extra medium super suit.

As our raccoon-eyed heroes, The Parr’s, hurtle further out of favor in the public eye, Helen/Elastigirl (Hunter) gets the call from Winston (Odenkirk) to prove the worth of Supers. Evelyn (Keener), the sis, has some pretty obvious tricks up her tech-savvy sleeves. With hilarity, the buddy-hero chumminess of Lucius/Frozone (Jackson) and Bob/Mr. Incredible (Nelson) is marvelous while the teenage angst of Violet (Vowell) is bullseye.

Even as Lucius channels his inner Jules, we wait patiently for the perfectly placed mock or spoof underscoring the gibberish from Jack-Jack (Fucille). But, at times, the artfully crafted Pixar genius flies into the wind of the relentless Disney storm and folds like a paper castle.

Yet, with the undeniable brilliance and creativity of this narrative, it allows for a sub-Parr film to land on the precipice of elite status, despite a villain named The Screenslaver. Incredibles 2 captures 4.36 napkins out of 5.