2010 · animation · family · comedy
Despicable Me (2010)
Directed by Chris Renaud12m2010
Three new mini-movies from the creators of Despicable Me. Orientation Day: Three freshly cloned minions go through the wacky orientation process at the evil laboratories of Gru. Home Makeover: The minions "assist" Edith, Margo & Agnes in a home makeover when they find out a social worker is going to pay them a visit. Watch the crazy antics ensue! Banana: A minion finds a banana in his lunch bag. To what lengths will the other minions go through to steal away that coveted yellow goodness?
Our read: Despicable Me (2010) (2010) reads as a cosy, breathless, inventive animation · family · comedy entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, breathless, measured animation / family, inventive in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.
- cosy
- kinetic
- redemptive
- tender
- funny
Watching Despicable Me tonight? Spin for your lens.
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How Despicable Me feels to watch.
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What watching it is actually like.
“You want fast silly fun with minions wreaking havoc in short bursts.”
Skip it tonight — You are looking for a feature-length story or serious tone.
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