This is not as seamless and focused as the first one, not by a long shot. Plot threads don't interact with each other well, feeling like nothing more than a brain-dead collage of subplots. Elastgirl shows no growth whatsoever, being pretty much static through the whole thing, which made her story outside of the cool setpieces boring af. The kids stuff feels like a rehash from the first. Incredibles 1 had multiple characters that were memorable from the get-go, Incredibles 2 presents us with nothing of that and is content with bringing back familiar characters such as Edna Mode, which has no business on being in this movie i.e. the most shameless form of fan pandering. The score lifts multiple tracks straight from the original. Rick Dicker surprisingly emotional goodbye is the only genuinely effective attempt at emotion, which highlights how weak this was from a dramatic standpoint.
It's so heartbreakingly mediocre.