![]() ![]() Little, yellow minions laughing at you from gigantic billboards, the roofs of taxi cabs, the posters on every bus stop…like it or not, this movie was EVERYWHERE. If you lived or worked in New York City over the summer, then you know that the promotional campaign for Despicable Me 2 was constantly in your face. There is too much talent involved for this level of sloppiness, and kids deserve the same quality entertainment everyone does.“When we got adopted by a bald guy, I thought this’d be more like Annie.” However, this is certainly not the first time I’ve been disappointed by a franchise. I’m the person who has advanced tickets for the 16th Marvel movie next week. I’ve never automatically been skeptical about sequels and trilogies and so on. Unfortunately, this kid’s movie may have pushed me closer towards being a cynical adult. Now I’m 17 years old, driving my sister and friend to the movie theater in my own car, and we’re the only teenagers in the audience but who cares, because supervillain family. I’ve seen all the movies in theaters, from little ten year old me in 2010 for the first film, to the second one in 2013. I have to admit, I felt a little sentimental watching Despicable Me 3. It’s sloppy, when it has every advantage not to be. Overall, the film is a missed opportunity, and lacks the stronger direction of certainly the first film, but even the second. They are cute, but that certainly won’t keep an adult entertained, and little kids won’t find it exciting. Since they are so disjointed from the film, they don’t even serve the plot. The movie tries to appeal to adults through ‘80s nostalgia and scenes with Gru and Lucy trying to parent, but there is really no point to the scenes except to exist. Even Gru’s existential questions about not living up to his potential and his family’s legacy is quickly forgotten by the next fart joke. The brotherhood angle is used much more as a vehicle for visual jokes than any meaningful commentary. The film’s message about family goes only so far as the previous films have gone. It has style, and a cute factor, but very little substance. ![]() Also, along with this film and Hidden Figures, Pharrell proves that he should be in charge of all movie soundtracks.īut the children’s book analogy works against the film, too. The exaggerated style of the character designs are similar to that of a quirky children’s book. The action sequences have a rube goldberg-like quality, and there are small, clever details in each piece of weaponry the villains and agents in the movie use. The signature Illumination animation is still breathtaking after three movies. The family reunion goes south when they are threatened by rejected ‘80s child star villain, Balthazar Bratt (Trey Parker). As the brothers learn to get along, Lucy tries to bond with her stepdaughters. He’s more of a whiny, please release Steve Carell from the recording studio version of Gru. Sure, he wants to be evil, but he isn’t the exact opposite of Gru. In a nice change of pace, Dru isn’t an evil twin. If you were to choose an A-plot, though, it would be the newly married Gru, Lucy, and daughters Margo, Edith, and Agnes going off to meet Gru’s newly discovered twin brother Dru. Each of the characters go off on little solo missions. There was still a chance!ĭespicable Me 3 operates more as a series of vignettes than a singular story. Never mind that it was going to do the lazy move (in my opinion) of introducing a surprise twin brother. Despicable Me 3 could be a return to form. We don’t talk about that film.īut I still had faith. It took a creative premise- bad guy adopts three little girls to help out with his villainy- and added even more creativity through layered storytelling and stylistic touches.ĭespicable Me 2 was a forgettable sequel, but it still showcased the very specific style that Illumination animation has. ![]() Despicable Me still stands as one of the most innovative, unique, and heartfelt animated movies ever made. ![]()
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