Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Film: Minions: The Rise of Gru

 

GENRE: Animated Action
RATING: PG for cartoon violence and rude humour
RUNTIME: 1 hour and 27 minutes
PLATFORM: Movie Theatre
STARRING: Steve Carell (The Office, Anchorman, Despicable Me)
Pierre Coffin (Despicable Me); Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine)
DIRECTORS: Kyle Balda (Despicable Me 3), Brad Ableson (newcomer), Jonathan del Val (Secret Lives of Pets 2)
WRITER: Matthew Fogel (Lego Movie 2: The Second Part)
PLOT: The minions try and help Gru join a league of evil.    

FULL DISCLOSURE: I think the minions are adorable.    

STORY STUFF: While the Minion films are not as strong as their parent Despicable Me movies, I still enjoyed the story. I felt more engaged this time as opposed to the first Minions, I think it might have to do with more Gru. The main storyline around a zodiac amulet is pretty simple but they make it work. Great humour throughout.

ACTING STUFF: Great voice acting all around. Young Gru (Carell) and Wild Knuckles (Arkin) work well together. Of course, Coffin is amazing as the voice of every minion. I think I enjoy Bob the best.

ARTISTIC STUFF: Lots of great animation like always. Good use of songs. Don’t know what else to say   

VERDICT: Three and a half stars out of five
SEE IT IF: You like minions.
UPCOMING REVIEW:  Bullet Train

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