![]() ![]() Much of the comedy consists of slapstick in which Gru seems to hurt himself, only to shout, “I’m okay!” The opening sequence, in which Balthazar is revealed to be fixated on becoming the evil character he played on TV as a child, is filled with mildly amusing spy gadgetry and jokes designed to appeal to Mom and Dad (here being references to the 1980s, the decade in which the shoulder-pad-wearing, mullet-crowned Balthazar is mired). Gru, now married to Lucy (Kristen Wiig), the woman who converted him from a life of crime in the last Despicable, is now an upstanding member of the Anti-Villain League – that is, until he and Lucy fail to apprehend the film’s new bad guy: a washed-up former child actor named Balthazar Bratt (Trey Parker), who has made off with a giant pink diamond. If you are someone for whom a wait of two to three years between installments of this popular cartoon franchise – which includes the 2015 spinoff Minions – is way too long, then this latest chapter in the saga of supervillain-turned-crimefighter Gru (voice of Steve Carell) and his suppository-shaped yellow henchmen will fill that aching void, even as it stokes the hunger for Minions 2 (due out in 2020).įor others, Despicable Me 3 is just another swig from the same can of calculated comedy.ĭespite the addition of an interesting new character, Gru’s long-lost twin brother, Dru (Carell), the ingredients are familiar. ![]() ![]() ![]() Like yet another cold, sugary soft drink dispensed from a vending machine, the animated sequel Despicable Me 3 is only satisfying in direct proportion to one’s thirst. ![]()
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