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Minions

2015

Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin

Animation, Voice: Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton ...

5.7

28,262

Animation. Comedy Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world.

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"Everybody's favorite 'Despicable Me' characters get their own movie, and it's as hilarious as you might expect, but somewhat disappointingly stronger in concept than in story."	NEU
United Kingdom	Tom Huddleston Time Out	"Can the Minions carry an entire film? The answer – surprisingly, pleasingly and resoundingly – is yes. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United Kingdom	Olly Richards Empire	"Yet they prove to be very funny in a lead role, even if their movie can’t find a decent plot for them. (...) Your kids will explode with joy. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	NEU
Australia	Louise Keller Urbancinefile	"Wonderfully absurd, brilliantly inventive and totally adorable, the Minions is literally a laugh a minute... You don't need a kid to see this film"	POS
United Kingdom	Fionnuala Halligan Screendaily	"A crazy, spirited, if simplistic fusion of off-beat adult humour blended with the sensibility of an anarchic toddler."	POS
United States	Joe McGovern Entertainment Weekly	"Calibrated to tickle out maximum giggles from the film’s toddler audience. Not from their parents. If Minions were a toy, you’d hide its batteries."	NEG
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"It's not whether this prequel can mint money; that's a given. The questions is: Can the minions carry a movie all by their mischievous mini-selves? 'Fraid not (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"	NEU
United States	Boyd van Hoeij The Hollywood Reporter	"The story [lacks] a clear narrative or emotional throughline to connect all of the film’s setpieces (...) The film's slapstick-y gags are often amusing."	NEU
United States	Alonso Duralde The Wrap	"'Minions' (...) tests the notion that what audiences enjoyed as a side dish can satisfy as an entrée (...) While the minions are certainly little, yellow and different, “Minions” has probably mined them for about as much comedy as they can provide as leading men"	POS
United States	Kyle Smith New York Post	"The prequel to 'Despicable Me' is like trying to form a rock band out of three Ringos (...) The whole movie feels like filler (...) Rating: ★½ (out of four)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"The tiny Despicable Me henchmen deserve better than this fourth-rate spin-off (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)"	NEG

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