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Rating: 7/10 (17 December 2010)

Despicable Me
When you steal the moon, you run the risk of pissing off surfers, werewolves, and flag- planting Americans – which makes it the perfect plan to propel the villainous Gru (Steve Carell) into the bad guy stratosphere.
After being bested by a new heavy, Vector (Jason Segel), Gru is compelled to up the ante by purloining the planetoid known as the moon. Unfortunately, he cannot obtain a bank loan for his scheme until he secures a shrink ray, which his younger and richer rival has just stolen.
In order to retrieve said device, Gru employs three orphans (Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Elsie Fisher), who turn the tables and end up challenging him to be a better man.
Teeming with toddler, teen and tall people tomfoolery, Despicable Me is a rib tickler, especially the primrose yellow pellets called Minions.
And if the moon is ever stolen, owls will have to get day jobs. (Green Light)