So much better than the trailer. This is my new favorite in the franchise and one of my new favorite movies overall. If you don't walk away full of joy and tearing up in laughter then you don't have a soul.
It doesn't rely on the gross out humor nearly as much as the others I think. The jokes and stuff are actually solid and land.
I feel like they done a great job with the Minions and really did them justice here. They're so funny. You're able to appreciate and gain a new respect for them instead of the Minions just being annoying.
It's definitely the most personal, serious, and grounded film in the series apart from maybe the original.
Somewhat different than the first 3 movies, which might make it hit or miss with some, but I think it's in a good way.
The new villain and side characters are really likable. I particularly enjoyed the red haired teen and her Secret Life of Pets style cat. XD
Many find the villain "boring" though for some reason, probably because he's less goofy and is really only after Gru, but put him in a room with the other villains and he holds his own and could easily be the life of the party.
I would be the most curious to see what he'd do out of all of them if they came back for a film, which makes him the most interesting.
I don't know what's with the critics? The movie must just be too slice of life and subtle for them or something.
There are 6 protagonists, the Minions, and villain for the film to follow. Obviously it would have to jump from one to the other a little bit for us to see what happening with all of them. Almost every movie does that. This is not the worst offender.
It's super smooth and not overdone in the slightest. The staff at Illumination clearly took great care and had lots of fun making the movie.
It kept my interest anyways and I was very entertained through the whole thing. I couldn't find anything I didn't love about it and laughed more at Despicable Me 4 than any other film ever.
Everything from the character's facial expressions to their joy filled antics was perfection and so funny to me. Every scene was pure gold.
My only complaint is that the movie was too short, though nothing was lacking.
Overall it's the perfect family film and the best comedy I've ever seen. Nothing inappropriate for kids at all. Truly a movie for all audiences and the ages.
Can't wait to watch it again! 😁