Storyline
A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them, with the backup of his followers, the Minions.
Directors
Writers
Cast
Steve Coogan, Danny Trejo, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Russell Brand, Michelle Yeoh, Fred Tatasciore, Mindy Sterling, RZA, Bob Bergen, Debi Derryberry, Kyle Balda, John DiMaggio, Kevin Michael Richardson, Steve Carell, Will Arnett, Colette Whitaker, James Sie, Julie Andrews, Lucy Lawless, Alan Arkin, Taraji P. Henson, Pierre Coffin, Aaron Hendry, Debra Wilson, David J. Randolph, Michael Beattie, Dolph Lundgren, Raymond S. Persi, Cathy Cavadini, Beau Billingslea, Jimmy O. Yang, Will Collyer, Dawnn Lewis, Regina Taufen, Barbara Harris, Sam Lavagnino, Scarlett Estevez, Alex Puccinelli, JP Karliak, Nev Scharrel, Levi Nunez, Meilee Condron, Ramone Hamilton, Evan Kishiyama, Nora Wyman, Jake Green, Kellen Goff, Antonio Raul Corbo, David Chen, Benjamin Plessala, Isa Hall, Amari McCoy, Carla Rempp, Nisa Ward, Bastian Baker, Valentine Zhou, Asto Montcho, Frédérique Cantrel
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Reviews
88
It all swirls together in a riot of color, action, deadpan gags and musical and martial arts mayhem, a kids’ movie that rushes by you so fast you won’t want to take a concession stand break.
83
Original-Cin
It’s the antic humour set against the retro décor that acts as a common meeting ground for youth and adults to enjoy Minions: The Rise of Gru together. It’s funny on both age levels.
80
The animation is technically wondrous – the colour and detail amazes, while the Minions themselves have never looked more bouncily robust – but it’s always in service of the overriding slapstick agenda. Even the flat, side-on compositions – less than ideal for showing off graphical prowess – feel like knowing evocations of the deadpan staging of vintage cartoons.
75
Ultimately, The Rise Of Gru exerts a negligible impact on the Minions’ canonical journey. If nothing else, the film serves as a reminder of the characters’ cartoonish charms, both literally and thematically, and their transcendent appeal.
75
The Seattle Times
Kids will love all the silliness, but oddly the greatest resonance of the Wayback Machine plot will be felt by the kids’ grandparents (if any find themselves in attendance) who were around in those bygone days.
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