DESPICABLE ME 3
Directors: Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin and Eric Guillon
Cast: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Trey Parker, Dana Gaier, Nev Scharred, Julie Andews, Steve Coogan
Rating: (PG)
Three stars (out of five)
The second film, while forgettable in terms of plot, still had several great Minion moments.
Despicable Me 3 (Rialto and Reading) has gone back to the principles of the first film as well as introducing a decent villain for Gru (Steve Carell) to butt heads with.
After Gru is fired as an agent of the Anti-Villain League by his new boss, the Minions hope he will return to a life of crime, but he decides instead to stay retired and take his family to visit his long-lost charming, cheerful, and more successful twin brother Dru.
The brothers soon find themselves working to stop super-villain Balthazar Bratt (voiced by Trey Parker, co-creator of South Park), a former child star who found himself on the outer after his show was cancelled when he hit puberty and broke out in zits.
Obsessed with the character he played in the 1980s, Bratt decides to become a real super-villain and turns the plots from his show into reality.
Meanwhile, the Minions, disgusted by Gru’s decision, pack their bags and leave. Their stand-alone walks on the wild side punctuate the film without really ever being a part of it.
The plot is all perfectly serviceable without ever quite coming alive. As always, it needs more Minion moments.
- Jeremy Quinn
