Now, he finds himself pursued by the 6 as well as one of its old members, At the interview, he's scoffed at for his age, but in someĬhaos to ensue he manages to get away with a valuable Zodiac Stone. When he receives an invitation to join the Vicious 6 - the biggest, baddest super villain squad around - he's over the moon.īut he believes he needs to head out on his own rather than allow the minions to join him. Of course, more zany hijinks and Minion chaos are included, but despite the timeline setting the film offers very little ofĭramatic interest, instead serving as a vehicle for more of the familiar shenanigans that have made the series a box office success over the years.Įleven-year-old Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) already fancies himself a villain, what with his minions at his side and all, but he wants to be a Several films, mini-movies, and countless tie-ins, toys,Īnd commercials later, the franchise is still going strong with Minions: The Rise of Gru, an origins story about Gru' rise to villainy as anġ1-year-old in the 1970s. This franchise has defined the animated franchise blockbuster since its debut in 2010 with Despicable Me. Just be running around yelling out "cha-ching!" "cha-ching!" "cha-ching!" for 90 minutes, because that is exactly what they have been for IlluminationĪnd Universal: a veritable cash register. Rather than the Minions running around speaking their Spanish-gibberish hybrid dialect (that's what it sounds like to me, anyway), maybe they should Reviewed by Martin Liebman, September 8, 2022
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