Review of Despicable Me (2010) by Lizzie W — 05 Aug 2013
The directorial debut of animators Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, and based on a story by fellow animator Sergio Pablos. This was the first animated film by Illumination Entertainment, set up by ex-Fox Animation Studios head Chris Meledandri.
It's a very entertaining animated film with a lot of imagination, humour and heart, and a lot of slapstick cartoon violence that Chuck Jones would have been proud of as well. Gru (Steve Carell) is a super-villain who feels burnt out after he learns he has a rival in Vector (Jason Segal), who has just stolen the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Gru needs money so that colleague Dr. Nefario (Russell Brand) and team of Minions can pull off the ultimate plan, stealing the moon. To get the money, Gru needs to steal a shrink ray, which is stolen by Vector, in order to get into Vector's lair to get the shrink ray back, Gru adopts 3 little girls Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier) and Agnes (Elsie Kate Fisher) to get into Vector's lair, but this is mostly to impress Gru's mother (Julie Andrews).
It's a very original film, even if it does have a touch of The Incredibles about it, but the show is stolen by the Minions and their antics, and there's some good slapstick moments along the way, it leaves you wanting more.
This review of Despicable Me (2010) was written by Lizzie W on 05 Aug 2013.
Despicable Me has generally received very positive reviews.
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