Are you looking for reviews of the animated movie Despicable Me? As Universal Pictures' first-ever computer-animated movie Despicable Me was released in 3D in U.S. theaters on July 9, 2010. Despicable Me features the voices of Steve Carell, Russell Brand, Jason Segel, Will Arnett, Kristen Wiig, Danny McBride, Miranda Cosgrove and Julie Andrews, among others.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1323594/
Overall, reviews from movie critics for Despicable Me were generally favorable, with high praise for evil villain "Gru" (Carell). The Hollywood Reporter said Gru "might be the most interesting cartoon bad guy since "Ratatouille's" Angon Ego."http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/despicable-me-film-review-1004097105.story Among critics that were lukewarm or didn't like the film, many cited what they felt was Despicable Me's "predictability."http://www.nj.com/entertainment/movies/index.ssf/2010/07/despicable_me_movie_review_despicable_but_not_memorable.html http://www.freep.com/article/20100708/ENT01/7090301/1035/rss04
Links to full reviews of Despicable Me were available on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic.com.http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1214097-despicable_me/ http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/despicableme
About ''Despicable Me''
Despicable Me features the voice of Steve Carell as the super villain "Gru" - a protagonist concerned that he's fallen to the number-two worst villain in the world. Gru hatches a plan to gain status as the number-one baddie in all the land, aided by an arsenal of weapons, three orphans (Margo, Edith and Agnes) and a group of yellow "minions." As Gru attempts to pull off his plan to steal the moon, he must battle the wills of the three little girls - who give him a reason to reconsider his desire to be the most wicked person in the world.http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/despicable-me-3d,1161715/critic-review.html#reviewNum1
Review Quotes for ''Despicable Me''
"Despicable" doesn't measure up to Pixar at its best. Nonetheless, it's funny, clever and warmly animated with memorable characters."— Kirk Honeycutt,The Hollywood Reporterhttp://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/despicable-me-film-review-1004097105.story
"...demonstrates that cartoon storytelling pitched to young people is the last, best refuge of sprightly filmmaking this hard, hot summer."— Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weeklyhttp://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20398274,00.html
"..."Despicable Me" isn't afraid to be silly in introducing an antihero for the ages (which makes for great in-the-moment fun, but not so much to take with you upon leaving the theater)."— Peter Debruge, Varietyhttp://www.variety.com/review/VE1117942947.html?categoryId=31&cs=1
"So much is going on in this movie that, while there’s nothing worth despising, there’s not much to remember either."— A.O. Scott, The New York Timeshttp://movies.nytimes.com/2010/07/09/movies/09despicable.html?ref=movies
''Despicable Me'' Trailer
This video is a trailer for the animated movie Despicable Me, which hit U.S. theaters in July 2010. The movie features the voice of Steve Carell as super villain Gru - a villain bent on regaining his status as the number-one worst bad guy around. Gru hatches a devious plan to steal the moon to try and boost his standing as the worst villain ever. Universal Pictures' Despicable Me is rated PG.
