Synopsis
A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them, with the backup of his followers, the Minions.
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Cast
- Steve CarellGru (voice)
- Pierre CoffinKevin / Stuart / Bob / Minions (voice)
- Alan ArkinWild Knuckles (voice)
- Taraji P. HensonBelle Bottom (voice)
- Michelle YeohMaster Chow (voice)
- Julie AndrewsGru's Mom (voice)
- Russell BrandDr. Nefario (voice)
- Jean-Claude Van DammeJean Clawed (voice)
- Dolph LundgrenSvengeance (voice)
- Danny TrejoStronghold (voice)
Recommendations
- 88
Movie Nation
It all swirls together in a riot of color, action, deadpan gags and musical and martial arts mayhem, a kids’ movie that rushes by you so fast you won’t want to take a concession stand break. - 83
Original-Cin
It’s the antic humour set against the retro décor that acts as a common meeting ground for youth and adults to enjoy Minions: The Rise of Gru together. It’s funny on both age levels. - 80
The Telegraph
The animation is technically wondrous – the colour and detail amazes, while the Minions themselves have never looked more bouncily robust – but it’s always in service of the overriding slapstick agenda. Even the flat, side-on compositions – less than ideal for showing off graphical prowess – feel like knowing evocations of the deadpan staging of vintage cartoons. - 75
The A.V. Club
Ultimately, The Rise Of Gru exerts a negligible impact on the Minions’ canonical journey. If nothing else, the film serves as a reminder of the characters’ cartoonish charms, both literally and thematically, and their transcendent appeal. - 75
The Seattle Times
Kids will love all the silliness, but oddly the greatest resonance of the Wayback Machine plot will be felt by the kids’ grandparents (if any find themselves in attendance) who were around in those bygone days. - 70
Variety
Six months into 2022, it’s the funniest film Hollywood has produced thus far. Audiences know what to expect, and Illumination delivers, offering another feel-good dose of bad behavior. - 63
Washington Post
Although the humor doesn’t wear out its welcome, the whiz-bang action sequences do, especially when the unnecessarily bombastic, San Francisco-set finale arrives. Visually, the kinetic movie is occasionally inventive but disappointingly content to paint by numbers. - 60
Slashfilm
Minions: The Rise of Gru will not usher in a new era of animation, nor change the way we treat prequels. What it will do is entertain kids with more Minions shenanigans, a fair number of fart jokes, and references to other characters in the franchise.
