The Incredibles 2

Getting the gang back together after 14 years is like a high school reunion here.  Whatever Pixar magic happened back then is long gone.  Not Incredible.  But 2 of 5 stars.

Bob and Helen are out of the superhero business.  But when Helen gets an opportunity to be Elastigirl again, she jumps to get back into the workforce.   Leaving Bob at home with the now 3 kids including a baby Jack-Jack.  Who of course will steal the show, or what is left of it.

Most everything stays the same, the 1960s setting, the demeanor (wife goes back to work, hilarity ensues), the nuclear family.  It's not retro now, it is just dated, like the land that time forgot.

 This concept is stuck in the past.  The cast is old, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Dark Knight have completely changed the superhero narrative.  The moral is:  Don't wait too long for a sequel.

My advice:  rewatch the 2004 original!

Ocean's 8

Like a copy of a copy (2001) of a copy (1960), Ocean's 8 is a bit faded, a bit predictable but easy on the eyes.  Sandra Bullock stars (you made your money right there) as Debbie Ocean, sister of the now decease Danny Ocean, who apparently died in a freak gardening accident. Debbie, fresh out of prison, meets up with her Brad Pitt, her Frank Sinatra (Cate Blanchette) to pull off the heist she's been planning in prison.

The ruse is get the fabulous Cartier necklace out of hiding - and steal it.  They come up with an elaborate plan with designer Rose (Helena Bonham Carter) to get Daphne (Anne Hathaway) to wear it.  That's a pretty interesting setup.

Then the team gets to work and you know the rest of the story.  An interesting character the insurance adjuster John Frazier (James Corden) gives this a Double Indemnity angle.  Maybe we should be a remake of that classic.  The pieces are here, just telling a different story.

* * * of 5

Ibiza

A Netflix original, it's both a rom com as well as Girls Gone Wild theme.  Think How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days combined with Bridesmaids.  Throw in Will Ferrell and Adam McKay as producers and you'll have the Female Apatow idea.

Three friends Harper, Leah and Nikki decide to go to Barcelona when Harper (Gillian Jacobs)  has the opportunity to go on a work trip.  She promises her boss she'll be serious.  There's a millenial running joke throughout that this young punk just doesn't have what it takes in the business world.

So what could go wrong?  Everything of course.  Harper meets a guy, she follows him to Ibiza, they have One Crazy Night.  And then the sun comes up as it always does.

Some good fun for "free" on Netflix.   * * * of 5

The black light prop is probably the real star.