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Despicable Me

2010

Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud

Animation, Voice: Steve Carell, Miranda Cosgrove, Elsie Fisher ...

6.8

55,889

Animation. Comedy. Sci-Fi. Kids In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru (voiced by Steve Carell), planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. He is going to steal the moon (Yes, the moon!) in Universal’s new 3-D CGI feature, ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News	"It's a far cry from the Pixar classics. But Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud's nicely quirky, animated comedy has just enough edge to entertain every member of the family (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"
		A. O. Scott The New York Times	"So much is going on in this movie that, while there’s nothing worth despising, there’s not much to remember either"
		Carrie Rickey Philadelphia Inquirer	"Short, sweet-and-sour, and amusing rather than funny, 'Despicable Me' can't help but be likable (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of four)"
		Ann Hornaday The Washington Post	The action and laughs of the story make 'Despicable Me' a terrific choice for families (...) it deserves even more credit for its elegant visual design (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"It is a perfectly agreeable family entertainment, but not exactly original and nowhere near Pixar's great creations (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The film is funny, energetic, teeth-gnashingly venomous and animated with an eye to exploiting the 3-D process with such sure-fire techniques as a visit to an amusement park (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter	"It's funny, clever and warmly animated with memorable characters (...) The animation overseen by directors Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin gets an A for energy, imagination and color."
		Tom Huddleston Time Out	"The film’s plot may be a little overcrowded, but that doesn’t prevent ‘Despicable Me’ from being one of the year’s most likeable family entertainments (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

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