A Light-Hearted, Fun-Filled & Wonderfully Animated Feature From Illumination Entertainment

Rating: Null/10 (10 July 2015)

Illumination Entertainment's feature film debut is an incessantly sweet, delightfully charming & wonderfully animated treat that brims with lots of energy, heart & creativity, and also finds an exquisite balance between its storytelling aspects & outrageous moments of comedy to succeed as one fine family-friendly entertainer for viewers of all ages.
The story of Despicable Me follows Gru; a supervillain whose pride his hurt when the Great Pyramid of Giza is stolen by an unknown villain, following which he reveals his master plan that will put other villains to shame. He also adopts three orphan girls as pawns for his grand scheme but soon find out that their love is changing him into a different person.
Co-directed by Pierre Coffin & Chris Renaud, Despicable Me packs in a lot of freshness in its story, humour & characters and even if the screenplay borrows many different elements from other examples of its medium, the film manages to carve an originality of its own. The camera-work is 3D oriented, editing unfolds the plot briskly & background score is pleasant as well.
Coming to the characters, they're cleverly imagined, designed & rendered and also benefit a lot from its brilliantly chosen voice-cast, especially Steve Carell who voices Gru. Even the developing relationship between Gru & his trio of girls has a genuine feel to it. But it's the Minions who end up stealing the show for almost every scene featuring them is hilarious as hell.
On an overall scale, Despicable Me is a light-hearted, fun-filled & joyous work of animation that promises an amusing, heartwarming & satisfying experience and effortlessly delivers it. A delight for the kids & an unexpected surprise for the grown-ups, the film may not feature a memorable story or groundbreaking animation but as far as having good times at movies is concerned, Despicable Me is a sureshot winner.