Despicable Me
This animated comedy, from the writers of Horton Hears A Who, follows Gru (Steve Carell), an evil genius masterminding the biggest heist in history: to steal the moon. His wicked ways go unchecked as he plots and schemes from his lair and manages to steal several world landmarks. One day, however, he meets his match in three little orphan girls named Margo, Edith and Agnes, who just want him as their dad.
Kiwi comedian Jemaine Clement is one of the many vocal talents, which include Danny McBride, Will Arnett, Kristen Wiig and Julie Andrews.
Reviews & comments
Family friendly fun... (yawn)
If you enjoyed MEGAMIND then you'll enjoy this. Same set-up, i.e. the would-be bad guy learns that he is a hero deep inside... escuse me while I yawn and puke simultaneously, but I'm a SOUTH PARK fan, rather than a Disney dude. Anyway - knockabout fun for the kids but, unlike PIXAR films such as Up, WALL-E or MONSTERS INC, there's not much going on here for...
Slapstick fun
The humour is good and pulls out some decent jokes of the time but isn't at the levels of some of the bigger animated movies of the last couple of decades. The plot flow is a tad messy and reminiscent of a scatalogical Tom and Jerry cartoon. But the 3-D certainly gives this flick some extra pep worth the GST-inflated admission, especially courtesy of one...
Pity the trailer spoilt it ...
Although it was great to find a movie we could take the whole family to without having to dodge "violence and sexual references" it was a real pity that the funniest bits of the movie had already been shown in the trailer and Pizza Hut commercial. Having said that, the little yellow guys were the highlight of the movie and it WAS funny if not particularly...
A lot of fun
Gru is mastermind evil genius that wants to be the best villan of all time. He has a bunch of minions that help him run his operation. His next target is to steal the moon. But he also has to deal with a rival named Vector. He decides to adopt three girl orphans to help steal a shrink ray. There are many funny moments along the way and is a fun time at the...
Variety
pressThere's nothing like a little world domination to melt the most dastardly evildoer's heart. Since villains so often steal the show in animation, Despicable Me smartly turns the whole operation over to megalomaniacal rogue Gru.
The New York Times
pressDespicable Me cannot be faulted for lack of trying. If anything, it tries much too hard, stuffing great gobs of second-rate action, secondhand humor and warmed-over sentiment into every nook and cranny of its relentlessly busy 3-D frames.
Roger Ebert
pressThe film is funny, energetic, teeth-gnashingly venomous and animated with an eye to exploiting the 3-D process with such sure-fire techniques as a visit to an amusement park. The sad thing, I am forced to report, is that the 3-D process produces a picture more dim than it should be.
Los Angeles Times
pressThe film throws so much ersatz cleverness and overdone emotion at the audience that we end up more worn out than entertained.
Hollywood Reporter
pressDespicable doesn't measure up to Pixar at its best. Nonetheless, it's funny, clever and warmly animated with memorable characters.
Dominion Post
pressThe sort of animation used in Despicable Me perfected by Pixar, and used in dozens of movies over the past few years is a gift to film-makers. It manages to be so realistic at times that you can forget it isn't real.
Christchurch Press
pressIt's not as dazzling as your average Pixar film, but fifDespicable Meltf is a fun, plucky movie, with its not-so-despicable heart in the right place. Guaranteed to entertain a wide range of ages.
Variety
pressThere's nothing like a little world domination to melt the most dastardly evildoer's heart. Since villains so often steal the show in animation, Despicable Me smartly turns the whole operation over to megalomaniacal rogue Gru.
The New York Times
pressDespicable Me cannot be faulted for lack of trying. If anything, it tries much too hard, stuffing great gobs of second-rate action, secondhand humor and warmed-over sentiment into every nook and cranny of its relentlessly busy 3-D frames.
Roger Ebert
pressThe film is funny, energetic, teeth-gnashingly venomous and animated with an eye to exploiting the 3-D process with such sure-fire techniques as a visit to an amusement park. The sad thing, I am forced to report, is that the 3-D process produces a picture more dim than it should be.
Los Angeles Times
pressThe film throws so much ersatz cleverness and overdone emotion at the audience that we end up more worn out than entertained.
Hollywood Reporter
pressDespicable doesn't measure up to Pixar at its best. Nonetheless, it's funny, clever and warmly animated with memorable characters.
Dominion Post
pressThe sort of animation used in Despicable Me perfected by Pixar, and used in dozens of movies over the past few years is a gift to film-makers. It manages to be so realistic at times that you can forget it isn't real.
Christchurch Press
pressIt's not as dazzling as your average Pixar film, but fifDespicable Meltf is a fun, plucky movie, with its not-so-despicable heart in the right place. Guaranteed to entertain a wide range of ages.
Family friendly fun... (yawn)
If you enjoyed MEGAMIND then you'll enjoy this. Same set-up, i.e. the would-be bad guy learns that he is a hero deep inside... escuse me while I yawn and puke simultaneously, but I'm a SOUTH PARK fan, rather than a Disney dude. Anyway - knockabout fun for the kids but, unlike PIXAR films such as Up, WALL-E or MONSTERS INC, there's not much going on here...
Slapstick fun
The humour is good and pulls out some decent jokes of the time but isn't at the levels of some of the bigger animated movies of the last couple of decades. The plot flow is a tad messy and reminiscent of a scatalogical Tom and Jerry cartoon. But the 3-D certainly gives this flick some extra pep worth the GST-inflated admission, especially courtesy of one...
Pity the trailer spoilt it ...
Although it was great to find a movie we could take the whole family to without having to dodge "violence and sexual references" it was a real pity that the funniest bits of the movie had already been shown in the trailer and Pizza Hut commercial. Having said that, the little yellow guys were the highlight of the movie and it WAS funny if not...
A lot of fun
Gru is mastermind evil genius that wants to be the best villan of all time. He has a bunch of minions that help him run his operation. His next target is to steal the moon. But he also has to deal with a rival named Vector. He decides to adopt three girl orphans to help steal a shrink ray. There are many funny moments along the way and is a fun time at...
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