DESPICABLE MEÂ (PG)
D: Pierre Coffin & Chris Renaud
Universal/Illumination (Chris Meledandri, John Cohen &
Janet Healy)
USA 🇺🇸 2010
95 mins
Animated
W: Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio
Mus: Heitor Pereira;Â Pharrell
Williams
voices of: Steve Carell (Gru), Jason Segel (Vector), Russell
Brand (Dr. Nefario), Kristin Wiig (Miss Hattie), Miranda Cosgrove (Margo), Dana Gaier (Edith), Elsie Fisher (Agnes)
While not as polished as Pixar animated movies, this is still
decent entertainment for the family, with a good story about a super villain, Gru, and his 'minions' who hatch a nefarious plan to steal the moon.
To help Gru's plans to come into fruition, he must adopt three
orphans girls, who at first are simply part of his evil plans but after a while he develops a paternal instinct and begins to start caring for them.
It's all quite cutesy & sweet, but there are good moments
of humour, most of which comes from the idiotic minions.
I
compared this to Pixar's The Incredibles, though as I said above, the animation isn't quite as meticulous as Pixar's work, although it will be just as appealing to youngsters.
7/10
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