Despicable Me (2010)
Average Rating: 6.8/10
Reviews Counted: 191
Fresh: 154 | Rotten: 37
Borrowing heavily (and intelligently) from Pixar and Looney Tunes, Despicable Me is a surprisingly thoughtful, family-friendly treat with a few surprises of its own.
Average Rating: 7.2/10
Critic Reviews: 36
Fresh: 32 | Rotten: 4
Borrowing heavily (and intelligently) from Pixar and Looney Tunes, Despicable Me is a surprisingly thoughtful, family-friendly treat with a few surprises of its own.
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Movie Info
A mysterious criminal mastermind has stolen one of the pyramids in Egypt, sparking a fit of jealous envy in evil genius Gru (Steve Carell), who hasn't managed to make headlines since he and his minions swiped the Times Square JumboTron years back. Ever since Gru was a little boy, he dreamed of going to the moon. Now, if Gru can just build a rocket and get his hands on a powerful shrink-ray, he can cement his reputation as the greatest thief who ever lived by stealing the Earth's satellite right
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Cast
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Steve Carell
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Jason Segel
Vector -
Russell Brand
Dr. Nefario -
Julie Andrews
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Will Arnett
Mr. Perkins -
Kristen Wiig
Miss Hattie -
Miranda Cosgrove
Margo -
Dana Gaier
Edith -
Elsie Fisher
Agnes -
Pierre Coffin
Bob the Minion, Mark... -
Chris Renaud
Dave the Minion -
Jemaine Clement
Jerry the Minion -
Jack McBrayer
Carnival Barker, Tou... -
Danny McBride
Fred McDade -
Mindy Kaling
Tourist Mom -
Rob Huebel
Anchorman -
Ken Daurio
Egyptian Guard -
Ken Jeong
Talk Show Host
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All Critics (192) | Top Critics (36) | Fresh (154) | Rotten (37) | DVD (8)
One of the year's most likeable family entertainments.
Top CriticDespicable Me is darned cute. I know cute isn't to the lofty level of "message storytelling" but it can be entertaining to watch when done correctly.
This animated thing pretty near out-Pixars Pixar.
The result is a sweet and witty bit of animated fun with both eye-popping 3-D effects and a warm heart.
There's a fine line between gleeful anarchy and wasted energy, and Despicable Me has a wonderful knack for staking out its spot and staying on the right side.
So much is going on in this movie that, while there's nothing worth despising, there's not much to remember either.
I expected another short, simple kids' film with a few jokes and maybe a few loud noises to keep the children interested, but to my surprise, it ended up being much more than that.
A consistent stream of chuckles and a lot of convincing heart.
A movie that mistakes grotesquery for wit--in other words a perfect vehicle for Steve Carell.
The film benefits immensely from a Carell lead vocal turn that's loopy and droll.
Despicable Me is bright and pretty enough that kids will like it, which is certainly its aim. It's also brainless, heartless and soulless.
This breezy movie is more fun when it doesn't worry about saying anything important and lets the zany antics unwind.
Despite its evil theme, Despicable Me is likable and heartwarming family entertainment.
The main goal in Despicable Me is to tell this story with as little sap as possible, and on that it fares well.
Guaranteed to keep the kids entertained, but the film shamelessly borrows from far too many other movies to keep the adults happy.
With no other performance coming close to being as layered as Carell's, the rest... is played for laughs to such an extent that it never reaches Pixar-plotted heights.
It would be a serious examination of the family in the postmodern age, were it not so laugh-out-loud funny.
A very likeable 3D animation that combines originality and charm with a pleasing, spiky humour.
The animation is fine and crisp with some imaginative use of colour, while the 3D really brings the action to life.
A frenetic 94 minutes of laughter, thrills and heart-warming sentiment.
Another Pixar-wannabe rolls off the production line, reminding us why we should accept no substitutes.
When an actor has just hit a career low -- as I think Steve Carell did in the desperate Dinner for Schmucks -- it's a relief to see them bounce back with a performance that clicks, in a hit film that really needs their services.
It is a perfectly agreeable family entertainment, but not exactly original and nowhere near Pixar's great creations.
There are enough dashes of originality and narrative surprises to keep adults entertained, at least.
The film is constantly laugh-out-loud funny, and the voice cast (which also includes Julie Andrews as Gru's disapproving mother) is exemplary.
Balanced a tad uneasily between action fantasy and redemptive heart-tugger, this frenetic CG animation has an identity crisis as big as its hero's inferiority complex. That said, it'll do until Megamind arrives.
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- Gru: Hey mom! I build a rocket based on the macarroni model!
- Gru's Mom: Oooohh.....No.
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- Gru: Hey, Mom, someday i'll go to the moon too.
- Gru's Mom: I'm afraid that's not possible son, NASA is not sending monkeys anymore.
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- Dave the Minion: Ngaaahaaa! Patalaki patalaku Big Boss!!
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- Gru: I said Dart Gun not Fart Gun!
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- Gru: I said DART gun.
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- Vector: Curse you tiny toilet!
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Foreign Titles
- Ich - Einfach unverbesserlich (DE)
- Despicable Me (UK)
