What Universal discovered upon the release of the first Despicable Me was the sheer popularity of the Minion. Much like Dreamworks discovery that the penguins were the most popular part of the Madagascar films, Universal have taken on board the Minion madness and put a LOT more of them into this film.
As you can tell by my star rating it was worth the extra minions.
This film was HILARIOUS. In my humble opinion. I base this on the fact I was wiping away tears at the end and had some difficulty breathing. Also the five stars goes to say I would watch this again tonight if possible.
It follows on from the first film where evil villain extraordinaire Gru adopts three girls as part of his plan to steal the moon. Of course he ends up loving his new role as Father and it ends with him giving up his villainy. In this new film Gru is still the devoted father, making Jams and Jellies with the help of his Minions and Dr Nefario (who is on his hilariously slow motor scooter once more).
Gru is recruited to stop other super villains by the AVL (anti villain league) and paired up with Kristen Wiig voiced Lucy, an enthusiastic and kind hearted agent with whom Gru has a chemistry. Its all very PG though so parents don't worry. They are assigned the task of stopping a villain who is using a monster-serum out of a mall, this involves going undercover as bakery owners and checking out the locals who include a wig shop owner voiced by Keon Jeong (Hangover, Community) and Eduardo the Mexican restauranteur voiced by Benjamin Bratt.
While Gru is undercover, the Minions are slowly being kidnapped in batches and then turned into monsters using the serum, Agnes is pining for a Mother, Margo is falling for an exotic boy (son of Eduardo), and Edith is...well she's Edith but with ninja skills.
I won't profess to say that this is a laugh-a-minute movie, but then to me it wouldn't be a good enough story if it was just joke after joke. Instead it is a clever blend of fart jokes, engaging storyline, movie references, and even some mild peril which made me a bit worried. Not scared, just worried. And yes I'm aware a 26 year old shouldn't feel worried during a U rated movie but I did.
The animation continues to be superb, without it being obvious until the final Minion based credits that it was designed in 3D. Regular readers will know I cannot watch 3D.
The voice talent were excellent, really bringing the characters to life. Agnes as always is such a sweetie you just want to buy her the biggest, fluffiest unicorn possible. Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig are talented comedic and voice people, while Russell Brand's Dr Nefario is by far the greatest thing he has ever done.
But lets face it, its the Minions who absolutely steal this movie. From the start to the finish it is Minion mayhem, with the finale enough to make me cry with laughter. If you have seen the Banana song online it is NOTHING compared to what is in store in this movie.
So, in short, I loved it. The Minions were amazing, especially Kevin, and you won't regret a trip out to the movies to see it. The little ones in the screening I was in had a riot, as did the adults.
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