Despicable Me

I’m not sure why I have gone to two animated films in a row (actually, because I forgot Inception was out), but since it all worked out that way I’m just going to jump right in.  Don’t go see it in 3-D, it’s a waste of your money.  If you’ve read my stuff before you can skim ahead to the end of my rant about 3-D movies.  Actually, that’s my rant for this go ’round, so we can move on.  Despicable Me was a cute movie.  But that’s about it.

Steve Carell (love!) voices Gru, the meanest and baddest super criminal around, who suddenly finds that he is being supplanted by a nerdy super-geek as the worst villain on the planet.  Jason Segel steps in to play the part of Vector, the sudden up and comer and threat to Gru’s evil empire (Gru has a host of minions to support, after all).  Included in the voice cast are also Will Arnett, Russell Brand, and Kristen Wiig.  Gru’s master plan to win back the honor of dirtiest scoundrel is to steal the moon.  But first, he needs the proper equipment, and Vector has it.  The only way to get in?  Little girls selling cookies.  Gru adopts three little girls and makes them a home so that they can grant him access to Vector’s compound.  And shenanigans ensue.

So anywho, I thought it was cute, but it doesn’t have the layers I was expecting.  Kids will love it as it has enough slapstick and cute little minion talk to keep them delighted for the entire 90  minutes, but there isn’t much there for adults at all.  It was sweet to see Gru bond with the girls as time went on, but not anything out of the ordinary, nothing I haven’t seen before.  With the price of movies these days, I would say this should be a rental. Unless you’re one of those parents who can’t withstand the puppy dog eyes of their child.