GENRE: Animation
RATING: PG for action violence and rude humour
RUNTIME: 1 hour and 30 minutes
RUNTIME: 1 hour and 30 minutes
STARRING: Steve Carell (The Office, Crazy Stupid Love, The Big Short)
Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids, Ghostbusters), Trey Parker
(South Park)
DIRECTORS: Kyle Balda (Minions), Pierre Coffin (Despicable
Me)
Eric Guillon (newcomer)
WRITERS: Cinco Paul & Jen Daurio (Despicable Me, Secret Life of Pets)
PLOT: Gru meets his twin brother and they
join force to get revenge on an 80’s inspired villain.
FULL
DISCLOSURE: Love the
minions and Agnes.
STORY
STUFF: The story has
some good moments, but the main plot I found meh. I was not engaged in the twin
storyline as much as the writers probably wanted me to. I did enjoy the minions
in jail and Agnes’ continued obsession with unicorns. They made me smile and
laugh.
ACTING
STUFF: Carell is fine
and all as Gru and Dru, so is Wiig as Lucy but the real scene-stealer is Parker
who has a lot of fun as Balthazar Bratt, a villainous former child star. You
can tell the eighties stuff is more to appease the adults in the crowd but it
works.
ARTISTIC
STUFF: The animation
doesn’t blow your mind but gets the job done. It’s still a well-made film with good
production values.
VERDICT: Three stars out of five
SEE
IT IF: You like the minions
and can wait for their screen time.
UPCOMING
REVIEWS: The Big Sick
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