Very disappointing to have to post this. Big Minion fan from the Despicable Me movies, so I've been waiting for this one for a while, and took my 11 year old daughter to see it.
Such a letdown. In the Despicable Me movies, the minions had me at times laughing so hard I cried. (i.e. them singing the All-4-One song "And I Swear") The whole Minions movie, I think we only chuckled maybe 4 times, and the rest of the time the entire theater just sat there in silence, watching the (mediocre) story. Universal Studios clearly didn't bother to use their A-team to write this story. Given the subject of the Minions, this could have been an awesomely funny and zany film, up there with something like "Over the Hedge". Instead, it was just a cash-grabbing spinoff/prequel.
Not worth seeing in theaters, or IMHO even as a new release rental. Wait till this comes out on TV, or hits the regular rental shelves. I wavered between 2.5 and 3 stars, but in the end had to give it :25: out of :5: with the disappointment being the deciding factor.
Such a letdown. In the Despicable Me movies, the minions had me at times laughing so hard I cried. (i.e. them singing the All-4-One song "And I Swear") The whole Minions movie, I think we only chuckled maybe 4 times, and the rest of the time the entire theater just sat there in silence, watching the (mediocre) story. Universal Studios clearly didn't bother to use their A-team to write this story. Given the subject of the Minions, this could have been an awesomely funny and zany film, up there with something like "Over the Hedge". Instead, it was just a cash-grabbing spinoff/prequel.
Not worth seeing in theaters, or IMHO even as a new release rental. Wait till this comes out on TV, or hits the regular rental shelves. I wavered between 2.5 and 3 stars, but in the end had to give it :25: out of :5: with the disappointment being the deciding factor.
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