There are few surprises in this new instalment of the Despicable Me franchise.
films originally concerned a bumbling bad guy with a secretly soft heart. But that was a long time ago. For several films now the anti-hero Gru, voiced by Steve Carell, has been a solid citizen on the right side of the law, and even his crime-fighting duties come second to his commitment to being a dad.His family has expanded in, directed by series regular Chris Renaud .
The gag is that outwardly Gru remains what he always was, a scowling troll surely related at least distantly to the Addams Family’s Uncle Fester .brains trust see themselves? Gru’s co-creator Pierre Coffin is French, which has probably helped him get away with a certain amount of “funny foreigner” stereotyping.
The key to success, Gru is informed, is to be “less Gru-ish”. Fortunately or not, the theme is barely developed. Neither is any other theme, unavoidably given the plethora of subplots. There’s Lucy’s new job as a hairstylist, but that doesn’t go anywhere, and neither do the karate lessons taken by Gru’s daughters. A more promising set-up involves an aspiring tween villainess who blackmails Gru into becoming her mentor, but even this trails off, with the character softened much too quickly.
The Minion-sized members of the audience chortled on cue, whether or not they grasped the references to the Fantastic Four. The danger, you’d think, is that they’ll have grown out of this material by the time they fully get the joke. But as the endurance of the series proves, there’s always a new generation of innocent troublemakers coming along.Find out the next TV, streaming series and movies to add to your must-sees.
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