Minions: The Rise of Gru

The minions are brilliant animated slapstick... and there's something about it that just tickles my funny bone.

Minions: The Rise of Gru might not be sophisticated storytelling, but not all animated films have to be. Sometimes they can just be about joy.

The animated comedy is an 88-minute delight, further enlivened by the talented voice cast...

“The Rise of Gru” isn’t a complete waste&#59; there’s the occasional inspired sight gag, particularly the prop work in the martial arts training sequence, and Arkin seems to have a good time (it’s surprising he hasn’t done more voice work).

The inclusion of a disco torture machine that plays Andrea True’s More More More on a loop is not dissimilar to experiencing the incessant soundtrack, which is often deployed as a lazy means of running down the clock.

The Rise of Gru’s story is instantly forgettable, but the film looks great, moves briskly, and boasts the vocal stylings of a cast that sounds like they’re having the time of their life.

Minions: The Rise of Gru is solid. The runtime doesn’t overexert the potentially irritating nature of the Minions, and the new characters breathe life into the franchise.

Apart from the notion of individuality and discrediting age as a barrier to success, Minions: The Rise of Gru rides entirely on the fumes of its inept yellow punchlines

It is definitely not the destination but the giggle-filled journey that creates the laughs.

A course correction for the Franchise. Winning me back over with the heart, hilariousness, & insanity that I felt was missing since the 1st Despicable Me… with a short run time there’s a lot of fun to be had! Voice Cast is STELLAR!