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There are also a handful of additional sight gags sprinkled throughout that can’t help but amuse, while the central trio of Kevin, Stuart and Bob do manage to craft completely distinct traits and characterizations utterly unique to and of themselves. Some of the stuff happening in the Antarctic cave is a hoot, a game of soccer played with all the enthusiasm of a comatose inchworm eager to bake itself to death in the sun also getting me to chuckle somewhat loudly. I do love the opening, a quick montage showcasing Minion evolution from single-celled organisms to their full-sized birth into a carnivorous world they’re overjoyed about helping the most loathsome rule. It’s a little unsettling, if I’m being honest, and I’m not entirely certain I’d want to explain some of the more colorful innuendos to a questioning four-year-old if they should happen to ask about them. More, the old school mixture of “Loony Tunes” meets “Tom & Jerry” crossed with Buster Keaton slapstick just doesn’t work nearly as well as the filmmakers intend, the violence and sexually-charged elements more akin to “Itchy & Scratchy” than a Bugs Bunny or Road Runner cartoon classic. The Minions, much like the acorn-chasing Scrat from the Ice Age franchise, work best in short, controlled bursts of mayhem, so designing an entire feature around them probably wasn’t a terrific idea right from the start.
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There are lava lamp guns, levitating couture dresses and machines that make the miniscule massive, all that and more happening for no other reason than the filmmakers think audiences might be amused if they do.įor my part I cannot say that was so. Along the way Bob inadvertently becomes King himself (don’t ask), while the remaining Minions back in the Antarctic learn of their brethren’s supposed success in finding a new Boss and decide to make the long trek to London in order to aid them in their crony duties.
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There is something of an actual plot, the world’s self-proclaimed first female supervillain, Scarlet Overkill ( Sandra Bullock), tasking the three Minions to steal England’s Crown Jewels for her so she can become the new Queen. It’s a waste of time, and how anyone over the age of eight or so is going to think otherwise I simply do not know. While that can be fun, while there is amusement to be found in watching this happen, there’s not enough of it to warrant an entire feature devoted to it and to these characters alone.
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Featuring a dull, not particularly evolved screenplay that’s barely serviceable, offering up human characters too one-dimensional and shockingly unlikable to even moderately care about, what is left are a series of comedic sketches featuring Kevin, Bob and Stuart engaging in all types of silliness. It moves quickly, Coffin and fellow director Kyle Balda ( The Lorax) refusing to let the pace slacken, while the computer animation bringing everything to life is impressive in ways neither of the previous two films featuring these pint-sized characters could boast.Įven so, I’m hard-pressed to believe adults are going to be all that eager to stay with their kids for all 91 minutes of this one. Set in 1968, mostly taking place in a swinging, very groovy London (with brief forays to New York and Orlando), featuring an eclectic soundtrack of some of the era’s greatest hits, the movie offers up a number of visual delights and whimsical eccentricities sure to keep the younger members of the audience elated. In essence, Minions isn’t so much a Despicable Me spin-off as it is a prequel to the events that took place in that surprise 2010 animated hit.