Now that we’re in five installments in what we can only apologize for calling The Cinematic Gruniverse, a simple formula has been established for any movie involving Gru / the Minions. A powerful jerk will be stolen. At least one servant or child will disappear. There will be several montages. Eventually there will be a battle with something very big. The Minions will save the day by accident. This predictable formula is a bad thing if you expect one of these movies to do something unexpected, but does anyone honestly come to Minions expecting innovation? This simple formula has repeatedly resulted in reliable, unassuming fun on the film. And it still proves it.
Calling this the second Minions movie is somewhat misleading and is likely due to the fact that the little whimsical thrillers now have stronger brand recognition than my favorite villain. It’s a my favorite villain prequel, focused on Gru, with a heavier-than-usual minion dusting. In 1976 San Francisco, Gru (Steve Carell) is a clumsy, friendless preteen who dreams of being a supervillain. He is applying to join the best supervillain team in the world, the Vicious 6, led by Belle Bottom (Taraji P. Henson), but is humiliated during his interview. To show his heroes what they’re missing, Gru steals the mysterious Zodiac Stone, Vicious 6’s most prized loot. He and his loyal Minions find themselves on the run from the world’s most dangerous people, seeking someone’s help with the their grudge against the Vicious 6: their former leader betrayed, Wild Knuckles (Alan Arkin).
While the plot has never been a particular strength of these films, they have always been very good at silly jokes.
Structurally, he’s a little too busy dividing his characters, so we have Gru and Knuckles reuniting, three Minions learning kung fu from an acupuncturist (Michelle Yeoh) for the wrong reasons, another Minion crossing the country at the search for a treasure and the Vicious 6 … plotting their revenge. Fortunately, each subplot is simple enough to never get bogged down in confusion. All the threads finally collide in a final act that arrives without explanation and without much meaning, but superbly animated and not without a spectacle.
While the plot has never been a particular strength of these films, they have always been very good at silly jokes. Here are some great disposable gags, especially about the names of the members of Vicious 6: an evil Viking known as Svengeance (Dolph Lundgren); Nun Chuck (Lucy Lawless) is a creepy nun who destroys her armed crucifix; and Jean-Claude Van Damme voices a lobster-footed villain named Jean Clawed. Kyle Balda, director of the first you serve Yes Despicable Me 3he has a lot of fun with the setting of the 1970s film, from towering hairstyles to a disco soundtrack, devilish lairs and aesthetic vehicles of Bond from the Roger Moore era.
It’s just fun. It’s unlikely to win over someone who hasn’t been moved by the previous movies, and it’s likely to deliver exactly what you’re hoping for if you’ve enjoyed everything so far.
Source: Empire online
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