Despicable Me

e, and the Minions are just a masterstroke of brilliance that my daughter exclaims, "it's so cute!" every time they're on the TV. But this animated heist film becomes much more as three orphaned girls warm the heart of criminal mastermind Gru as he grows from an evil loner to a caring father. Despicable Me was as touching as hilarious, and its creativity and fantastic characters make it my absolute favorite animated film of all time.

at involves some cookies and three orphans. They will wheedle their way into the heart of his home and then the robotised cookies will do their stuff. Of course, not only doesn’t that work but poor old “Gru” starts to find himself feeling an uncharacteristic affection for these rugrats. Indeed, they start to become even more important than his grand design. How can he possibly capture the gadget, steal the moon, cement his global reputation and keep the children (and his army of minions) all happy, too? I don’t usually take to films with children in them, but I really did quite enjoy this crime caper with a difference. The “Gru” character is a masterpiece of increasingly soft-hearted wickedness; there are enough gadgets and gizmos to keep “007” busy for years and the story races along for ninety minutes of fun, menace and even a bit of inappropriate photocopying from his yellow perils too! It’s a characterful animation that innovates as it entertains and even I, who always thinks the baddie should emerge victorious, couldn’t begrudge the sequel-inviting conclusion.

eir evil intents. Add fantastic action and animation and you have a great film for the whole family. - DrNostromo.com