Story Overview: Gru lives in a suburban home that has an underground lair where he, his assistant Dr. Nefario and the minions live creating master plans being the super-villain team they are. One day it is all over the news that the greatest heist was pulled when the Great Pyramid Of Giza was stolen. This kickstarts Gru to create the greatest plan in all villain history, to steal THE MOON.
As he tries to get the financials to pull this heist he discovers a new evil under the name of Vector is the new young greatest villain. This causes a threat for Gru as he tries to steal a shrink ray only to have it taken away from the newbie. Now that Vector has the ray Gru has to get it back in which he adopts three orphans Margo, Edith and Agnes who penetrate the lair to satisfy Vectors sweet tooth. As Gru works on his heist to steal the moon, he also learns to love and care for the girls.
This movie can be described in one word 'cute'. The girls and yellow minions are what make this movie likeable. They are what sell this movie since the story line was not great even for a kids movie. Graphics wise the team has put lots of effort cleaning up every fine detail giving it a smooth and realistic feel. The other selling point are the actors that had lended their voices to this movie. Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Will Arnett and more have given life to the characters inwhich you can't even tell it is those actors doing the voices.
One really well done aspect to Despicable Me is the score. They invited Pharrel Williams in who works hard with the orchestra giving the music a James Bond feel mixed with a present day Hip Hop blend. It works really well with this movie presenting the mood that you are to feel. Big props to Pharrell Williams for his significant effort.
Bonus: The World Of Despicable Me, Despicable Beats, Gru's Rocket Builder, A Global Effort, Despicable Me Game Previews, Commentary
Rating: 4/10
Cast:
Gru (Steve Carell)
Victor "Vector" Perkins (Jason Segel)
Dr. Nefario (Russell Brand)
Marlena (Julie Andrews)
Mr. Perkins (Will Arnett)
Miss Hattie (Kristen Wiig)
Margo (Miranda Cosgrove)
Edith (Dana Gaier)
Agnes (Elsie Fisher)
Tim, Bob, Mark, Phil, Stuart Minions (Pierre Coffin)
Dave Minion (Chris Renaud)
Talk Show Host (Ken Jeong)
Fred McDade (Danny R. McBride)
Tourist Father, Carnival Barker (Jack McBrayer)
Tourist Mother (Mindy Kaling)
Jerry Minion (Jemaine Clement)
Anchorman (Rob Huebel
Egyptian Guard (Ken Daurio)
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