Bad boy Gru

Rating: 7/10 (20 February 2014)

Gru (Steve Carell with a east European type accent) is the nefarious despicable me of the tile. A super villain having to fend off the new kid on the block, Vector (Jason Segel.)
Gru wants to steal the Shrink Ray weapon from Vector and then steal the moon.
In doing so, adopts three orphan girls to help him carry out his scheme. The yellow minions provide slapstick that keep the little ones amused.
Despicable Me is a family cartoon with a European slant. There are gadgets, gizmo's, varying villains and sweet kids that finally melt mean Gru's heart. In some ways it shares sentiments with Scrooge.
The story is strong without it getting too schmaltzy and the animation is good.