![]() A return to villain life starts to become more attractive after he is introduced to Dru (also Carell), the twin brother he never knew he had and who wants nothing more than to be a villain like his brother was. Or he would if he could just capture his most recent nemesis, child-star turned 80s tinged thief Balthazar Bratt (Parker). But now they’ve got to keep making them, which means they’ve got to keep working overtime to figure out how far the thinnest concept in the world can be stretched before it snaps back like a Stretch Armstrong figure.Īfter giving up the super villain game once and for all, Gru (Carell) has found contentment as a married man, father and secret agent of the Anti-Villain League. There was just enough heartwarming earnestness and visual oddity to get through the first film. ![]() Is it the voyeuristic appeal of watching an admitted bad guy doing whatever he wants and getting away with it? Is it the heart tugging of watching a man who never planned on being a father or doing anything positive with his life realizing he likes the idea of doing both? Is it is the easy buffoonery of the endlessly adorable minions? Is it all of those things? Does anyone know?Īfter the fourth film in the series, I’d say the answer is and probably always has been no. In comparison to the tightly-packaged, concept-oriented kids films Disney and Pixar have managed in their best moments, it’s difficult to put a pin on exactly what it is Despicable Me is actually about or more importantly what its draw is. Watch the trailers for the first film and see if you can figure out a) what the plot of the film is and b) how many of the mainstays of the series are pinpointed early on. I have long suspected that deep in their heart of hearts even the executives at Universal were surprised by the success of the Despicable Me franchise. ![]() ![]() Directed by Pierre Coffin & Kyle Balda Despicable Me 3 Review: ![]()
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