Despicable Me

We always hear the stories about how the superheroes save the day or rescue the pretty damsel in distress. Rarely do we see the other side of things, the villainous side.

Gru (Steve Carell) just so happens to be one of this villains. It's too bad he's not much of a good one. That's all about to change though when he launches his plan to steal the moon using a newly invented shrink ray. When it seems like one of his plans might actually work for once, he's interrupted by the young and suave new villain Vector (Jason Segel). Now Gru and his team of minions must outsmart Vector in order to steal the moon and prove he still has what it takes to be evil.

Despicable Me features a voice cast consisting of Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews along with a list of other big names. It's too bad that aside from Carell and Segel, none of them make much of an impact in the film. Brand is barely recognizable and highly underused. The same could be said about Andrews as well.

Putting Gru's questionable accent aside, Carell is able to bring life and depth to the character. As part of his not-so-evil plan to get revenge on Vector, he adopts these three little girls to infiltrate his fortress. It soon becomes obvious that no one can resist their cutesy charm, not even Gru. You can't help but crack a smile whenever they do something cute or let out a soft 'aww' when you see Gru do something nice for a change.

Obviously all this evildoing is a lot for one man to handle so Gru has his very own team of minions to assist him. The only problem is that they're all a bunch of bumbling morons. They speak their own language that only Gru appears to understand and are experts at causing more problems or just goofing around. Naturally, they're absolutely hilarious. If you've ever seen anything involving Rayman Raving Rabbids, then you'll have a good idea on how they behave. If they were to make a movie solely based on the minions, I'd watch it in a heartbeat.

Despicable Me is a film you can't help but fall in love with. Whether it's the Margo, Edith, and Agnes who steal your heart or the adorable minions, there something in the film for everyone. It has humor, explosions, and fart jokes; what's not to love? 

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