Dotsthavesp I wanted to but couldn't!

MusicChat It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Caryl It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

travisluken This movie's villain is bar far the best and most entertaining out of all of the movies. In fact I wouldn't mind seeing a spin off or continuation of Balthazar Bratt. Even though my kids don't get the 80s references in the slightest way, they have found everything about this villain (music, costumes, weapons, and dance fighting) very entertaining.I'll be interested to see where they go with this franchise with the addition of Gru's brother and the change from Villain to hero but they managed to pull it off in this movie so I'm sure they'll find a way. This is probably my favorite movie out of the Despicable Me movie set, followed by 1 and then 2. Maybe I'm easily entertained or maybe the critics are too critical. I'm leaning more towards the latter since Ive found most critic's reviews to be off, at least for my taste. Also, I think kids movies reviews should also be based more on the entertainment factor kids get from it.

OneEightNine Media Yup. Ten or twelve minutes. That's right. I stopped watching after less than a quarter into this film based on three things; 1. I didn't laugh or have a spark of interest during the previous mentioned time interval of viewing. 2. The first two films of the series are overrated as funk. 3. Time is too precious to waste on a lackluster cash grab.

julian kennedy Despicable Me 3: Despicable Me 3 continues the adventures of (now former) supervillain Gru (Steve Carell) who with his wife (Kristen Wiig) and his army of Minions while they fight crime. They are doing battle against former eighties child star and supervillain Balthazar Bratt (Trey Parker) who is trying to steal a giant pink diamond in France.The Good: I like the Minions. I have Minion characters on my checks from Costco and my address return labels. I have a couple of large minion dolls that guard the dryer in the laundry room. I am not a middle-aged woman who drinks too much red wine, however, for me the Minions spark joy. When the minions are on the screen their antics are the funniest thing around (The jail bit in this film is downright inspired and almost saves the whole movie.)Also a special kudos for the cutest "unicorn" I have ever seen on film (Take note The Last Unicorn). In fact, the entire film is cute, colorful and very kid friendly. (The main bad guy's superweapon is expanding bubblegum.)The Bad: Let's start with a quote from the first Despicable Me... (Sees Edith near his iron maiden) Gru: No, no! Stay away from there! It's fragile! (the iron maiden closes with Edith inside; a red liquid leaks from underneath; Margo and Agnes gasp) Gru: Well, I suppose the plan will work with two.I missed this Gru in Despicable Me 2 and he is long gone in Despicable Me 3. Gru simply works better as a despicable villain with an occasional soft spot rather than a big softy who only does villain stuff because that is what is on his CV and the mortgage is due.There are also too many subplots in the film. The Minions are spun off for most of the flick, so their scenes cannot do double duty for the rest of the plot. Obvious jokes that the writers initially would have had (The villain is stealing the Pink Panther after all) were clearly cut for time. It leads to a choppy, meanwhile in another movie, vibe.In conclusion: This is the weakest of the Despicable Me films (Yes weaker than even The Minions movie). It also made over one billion dollars. This is not even including the ridiculous monies the merchandising made. Needless to say, we should look forward to many more efforts down the line.

jackwolf-77755 The first movie in the series was alright. I'd probably give it a six out of ten. It's not exactly bad, but it's not even close to good either. Second movie started to take risks with dumb ideas that ultimately flopped. Probably a five. That brings us here, to the third installment, which I'd give a three. It could work if done better, but it fails on several accounts. It could probably be worse, but it'd take some effort. The first problem that shows up is the antagonist. He's not right for a few reasons. A Hollywood actor who lost his series when puberty hit. The first problem is, if the series was popular enough, they'd make a sequel series that works with this. Then we cut to him now, and he's a rich super genius who's got technology years ahead of the time, an inconsistent trait through the entire series where the important characters were trying to make profits through criminal means when they had more advanced technology than anyone else that they could patent and sell. We also hear his phrase, taken from his show to be used for laughs, but coming from a grown man, "I've been a bad boy" comes off as creepy and, to some, maybe even lewd for a kids' movie. From here we go on with a generic scene. It's not good, it's not bad, but kids will enjoy it. Then we get to my least favorite type of humor, awkward humor, except it's worse now because Gru is completely naked, hanging by bubble gum, floating in front of a window and trying to lighten the mood. This comes off as nothing but awkward. We then continue on to see our first plot point. Gru and the girl, whose' name I forgot because the characters are bland, get fired by a new owner to the criminal organization despite coming closer than anyone else to saving the the item being stolen. This could be done for some interesting things, but all it does is provide a hollow justification for a moral shift later on that, ultimately, isn't even the cause of the shift. It then goes on to Gru trying to survive without a job even though he has the before mentioned tech, and recieves a letter to meet his brother, Dru. Upon asking his mother about this, we find out that she was cruel to Gru to try and stop him from becoming a villain. The problem with this is that this is a lie, she was just cruel and put him down, there was nothing evil about child Gru. Then we meet Dru, which is a terrible reskin of Gru that doesn't come off as an alternate Gru but rather comes off as a gay stereotype. Except there's nothing else homosexual about him, leaving immediate questions as to what the character is. Then we find out that Gru's family has villainy in its lines, which amounts to nothing. At this point the forgettable tangle of pointless plots, like intelligent girl eating some cheese because her mother thought it was a good idea and getting tangled in a "romance" she doesn't like and cute girl going off to find a unicorn. At some point we reach an infiltration scene with a Gru-Dru sixty-nine thing that's probably supposed to look like Yin and Yang, but would sail over most kids' heads and disturb most mature viewers. We then get into a generic escape scene with a rip-off of Megamind's flying robots in the form of flying dolls, then reach a defiance of logic as the antagonist flies in and catches them disguised as the wife of Gru, apparently having bound and gagged her, made a disguise of her, and stealing the plane all while Gru and Dru escape over the course of a few minutes. Then we get to the climax where the antagonist has a giant doll robot from his TV days, in which he plans to use the diamond he stole to laser the city and use bubble gum to send it into the air. The motivation behind this is unclear. His robot gets foiled by Gru and Dru after some defiance of the established rules with the bubble gum. The movie ends of with Dru, who the entire time has been wimpy, useless, and unlikable, successfully stealing things from Gru so that he can be the new villain, a plot point which makes no sense at all. Gru was bland as always, I can't remember many of the plot points because they went absolutely nowhere, the rest of the characters were simple, and Dru, the biggest new character, was unlikable and useless the entire time, making us agree with Gru and the hate he spews rather than hoping for some sort of apology scene.