"Assemble the Minions".

Rating: 7/10 (9 April 2016)

I rarely get around to catching a film upon it's initial release, so imagine my surprise when I watch this one the other day and contrary to my expectations, it's not a Minions movie. OK, it's got Minions in it, but I thought it would be all about those yellow butterballs running around and uttering their non-sensical gibberish. Once over the initial surprise however, it settled into a nice little story with an unusual twist - a criminal mastermind named Gru uses three orphans from Miss Hattie's School for Girls in his scheme to steal the Moon, and then returns them when his evil ruse is complete. Ah, but Margo, Edith and Agnes have other plans, and things fall into place to reunite the characters in a heartwarming finale that makes one rethink the definition of family. Still, I wanted to see more of the Minions.