"No."
"Pretty please?"
"The physical appearance of the please makes no difference."
When the Egyptian pyramids are stolen, Gru (Carell) and his minions starting working on their biggest heist ever: stealing the moon, after shrinking it. To pull it off, Gru needs a loan from the "Bank of Evil." The bank president, Mr. Perkin (Arnett), thinks Gru is too old and refuses to fund the operation until they steal the shrink ray. When the shrink ray is stolen by new villain, Vector (Segel), Gru comes up with a new plan: distract Vector with three harmless orphan girls.
For the plan to work, he adopts three young girls: Margo (Cosgrove) the smart one, Edith (Gaier) who likes danger, and Agnes (Fisher) who loves unicorns. His elderly assistant, Dr. Nefario (Brand), and Minions start working on the plan, while the girls bond with Minions and Gru.
A fun family film that packs in the laughs. The minions and their gibberish conversations are funny. You won't understand their words, but there actions and crazy laughter make up for that. The minions are adorable and probably the funniest part of the film. Watch the credits to see a few Minions compete... comedy gold my friends (how is this not nominated for an Academy Award this year?)! The girls were great as well, especially the youngest: Agnes "He's sooooo fluffy, I could die!" and her unicorn obsession is endearing and laugh-out-loud funny.
The cast is great... completely throwing themselves into the roles, without overpowering the characters. I actually didn't recognize any of the voices (I knew Steve Carell was Gru, but otherwise I was completely clueless), and that almost made it better... You weren't distracted by going "oh it's (insert actors name here)" and then missing little funny moments. The cast list is impressive, and I'm impressed with each performance.
A cute, clean family film... and Julie Andrew's is in it (as Gru's mom). Is there a downside to this film?
Despicable Me (2010) 95 minutes
Director: Pierre Coffin & Chris Renaud
Starring: Steve Carell as Gru
Jason Segel as Vector
Russell Brand as Dr. Nefario
Will Arnett as Mr. Perkins
Kristen Wiig as Miss Hattie
Miranda Cosgrove as Margo
Dana Gaier as Edith
Elsie Fisher as Agnes
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