One such villain is Gru (voiced by Steve Carrell), who in order to hatch one of his plots, needs to adopt three orphans as part of the plan. Needless to say, this being a family friendly animation, the girls soon start to melt his hard heart (not to mention those of his army of yellow minions).
It never quite achieve Pixar levels either in visual beauty, depth or emotion or story-telling, but is certainly among the better of the second division efforts. The action is entertaining for both young and old, there are some good gags both visually and verbally and a healthy dose of inventiveness. And whilst that is going on, it does manage to sneak in some heart without it becoming overly sentimental. Oh, and the minions are both funny and adorable. (Plus the film shows that Russell Brand is much more bearable in cinema as an animated old man than in person).
Overall - 7/10 Good solid entertainment for the family.
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