I’m not sure if I want kids but I know I love kids movies! Pixar and old school Disney movies are some of my favorites and on a rainy day, I love watching them…even on VHS!
And after the Inception brain teaser last week, I kept it light with a little animated fun. Let’s take a closer look
Movie: Despicable Me
Rating: PG
Release date: July 9, 2010
Everyday Adventures grade: B
Summary: Gru (Steve Carell) is an evil superhero with some serious mommy issues. Seriously, she’s a b*tch. And now he’s off to maintain his evil superhero street cred and outsmart Vector (Jason Segal) the young, new guy on the block. Along with doing this, he adopt three little girls to help him beat Vector and maybe have a softening of his cold heart in the process.
My thoughts: Overall, I did like this movie, even if I mostly wanted to see it for the scene in the trailers where the little girl squeezes the unicorn and screams, “it’s so fluffy!” I mean, oh my god that just melts my bitter heart. I want to give her and that unicorn a non-creepy squeeze! What I liked about this, which I also liked in Shrek, was that there was some adult humor. Sure, it’s masked and dry but you can laugh at parts even if your kids don’t. Let’s be honest, some kids movies suck, so having something in it for the adults, is perfect. And makes me more likely to pay attention during the entire movie.
Initially, I wasn’t sure if i was digging Steve Carell’s accent but it grew on me and fit for his character. He was an odd mix of a few Addam’s Family characters but that was fine. Of course, the three little girls stole the show, especially the youngest, who seriously still makes me want to adopt her myself. Could they be any cuter? And the somewhat misleading yellow henchmen, who have been the main figures in the movie’s ads, were pretty funny and adorable too. Ugh, why is everything so adorable?
The Vector character served his purpose but I found his voice more annoying than anything else. Let’s hope he’s not back in the sequel, which is due in 2013, according to IMDB.com. Wow that was fast.
But the part I also like about the kids movies, which was in Shrek as well, is the heart. Sure, the movie’s storyline is all over the place and slightly rushed and pared down due to time, fine, but there is a moment where the emotion between Gru and the girls is really genuine and it even made someone as cold as me cry a bit in theater. So those tears really brought the move together for me.
Damn you animation.
Verdict: If it’s hot and you need some free AC, check it out. And try NOT to squeeze the little girl and the yellow mignons.
Do you like animated movies? What are your favorites?
