PG, 95 min.
Directors: Pierre Coffin,
Chris Renaud
Writers: Cinco Paul, Ken
Daurio, Sergio Pablos
Voices: Steve Carell, Jason
Segel, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews, Will Arnett, Kristen Wiig, Miranda
Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Elsie Fisher, Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud, Jemaine
Clement, Jack McBrayer, Danny McBride, Mindy Kaling, Rob Huebel, Ken Daurio,
Ken Jeong
I don’t think I gave this
movie enough credit when I saw it in theaters. I was a victim of needless 3D.
It was during the release of “Despicable Me” when I’d finally had enough of the
3D movement. It’s a gimmick that rarely adds any viable artistic or
entertainment value to a motion picture and I’m sick of having to see it on
most event releases. I found the 2D home experience of “Despicable Me” more
enjoyable.
Initially, I didn’t find
much spark to the movie. It was pretty standard stuff. But there’s more buried
here than meets the eye. The adoption storyline is pretty prominent, and I find
adoption advocacy to be a wonderful thing. The children here are wonderfully
imagined. Young Agnes is just about perfect with her unicorn obsession and
total free will. “It’s so fluffy I'm gonna die!”
I also very much enjoy the
topical ribbing of the banks. It’s easy to miss that the bank is much more evil
than any of the evil geniuses it finances. While I don’t really have anything
personal against any individual bankers, the corporate greed most of the large
banks espouse has had a great impact on the country’s economic woes. I don’t
feel any sympathy against their depiction here.
Mostly, the movie is sweet,
even though it uses a villain as its hero. With the kids begging me to bring
them to see “Despicable Me 2” this weekend, I can wait to revisit Margo, Edith,
Agnes, the minions… Oh, and Gru too. Look for my review tomorrow.
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