Review of Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) by Jluis_001 — 03 Jul 2022

The Minions have the problem that their fame after their appearance in Despicable Me forced them to be over-exploited.

They were precisely what their name meant. They were funny, colourful, flashy characters and became one of the standout elements of the film, while it was understood that they were just comic relief.

2015's Minions proved they couldn't sustain a whole film and now with The Rise of Gru, which could basically be called Despicable Me 0.5, they fix that issue with Gru's addition because he represents someone at the centre of the narrative taking the lead.

What follows is more of the same. A formula that doesn't dare to change anything and not that it needs to because, despite its flaws, Illumination Entertainment seems to know who they are making this film for.

The animation is impeccable and the humor will work more than well for its target audience.

Because that needs to be emphasised to the professional critics who think the characters should have given more for the older audience.

And it's not about treating kids like idiots with silly jokes, but this is still a kids' film, and they just want to have a good time with characters they have fun with, and Minions: The Rise of Gru delivers in that regard.

My 4-year-old niece was the best proof of that.

If you're over the age of 10 and you were expecting something more transcendental from characters who just talk gibberish and have a childlike behavior, that's a problem of your own expectations.