He had to sit in his booth, and think, now, if I was about to get impaled butt-first on a poisonous stake, what sort of heavily-accented screech would I let out? And what sort of relieved exhalation would I make if I avoided it? And what sort of self-starting grunt would I make to get back to work? And how out of breath would I get trying to sticky-climb up the side of a lair? These questions fascinated me, and kept me entertained during a movie that was supposed to be doing the entertaining.īut okay, there was a SECOND thing that was rather cute. It’s not the recitation of dialogue that impresses me, but rather I am intrigued by all the assorted random grunts and noises. I spent a lot of the movie imagining him in a soundproof booth. The only good thing about this movie is Steve Carrell’s voicework. This is yet another franchise that ran out of steam. The movie does just enough to satisfy the kids, but anyone over the age of 8 is out of luck. Gru has no need for his minions now that he’s turned straight, but some of their side action lands them in prison, and the movie basically splits in two, one plot following Gru and Dru, and the other following the minions. My nephews, who love the franchise, call this movie Minions 3, which tells you what puts 5 year old butts in the seat. ![]() Middle aged now, and armed with a mullet, a keytar, and a juicy 80s soundtrack that follows his every move, he pulls of heists with exploding bubble gum and an army of dolls who look just like him. Reluctant to go back to his bad guy ways, Gru instead has them steal the world’s largest diamond back from the evil clutches of Balthazar Bratt, a villain who eluded him at the agency.īratt is an entertaining character on paper: a washed up 80s TV child star who aged out and resented it until his old shows inspired him to become the very villain he played. Dru, though seemingly successful and handsome(er), has always been something of a disappointment bad-guy-wise, and begs his brother to teach him everything he knows. Gru (voiced by Steve Carrell), our nefarious villain turned secret agent thanks to do-gooder wife, Lucy (Kristen Wiig), meets his twin brother Dru for the first time (Carrell, again). ![]() The movie ended and I felt nothing had really happened. ![]() The first two films in the franchise felt sweet in their own way, heart-warming in a villainous sort of fashion. This movie was made to take your money it does not feel obliged to entertain you in return.
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