Should be called excellent me!

Rating: 8/10 (31 July 2013)

The story in this film is very strong as GRU wants the shrink ray to steal the moon. He adopts 3 young girls, and there is a subplot where he gradually becomes a better dad. And this movie is hilarious!
The animation in this film is absolutely phenomenal!!!! Especially since this is Illumination's first animated feature. The background is good, but the character animation sticks out more than anything, while they all look similar, The minions are insanely well animated.
The characters in this film are all strong. Firstly, there's Gru the main character. Steve Carrel's Russian accent is outstanding, making GRU a hilarious character. There's his sidekick, Dr. Neofario, voiced by Russell Brand, and he can be very funny from time to time. Then there's Margo, the oldest of the 3 girls that Gru adopts, she's the sensible one, and to be honest, the most forgettable. There's Edith, who's the middle child, who likes pink and is funny. And then there is Agnes, the unicorn obsessed youngest child. She is my second favorite character after the minions, who are impossible to hate! Then there is the villain Vector, he can be very funny from time to time.
This was amazing for illumination to start with this. It's just a shame that (seeing as I haven't seen the sequel yet) they haven't made any other good movie. Hop was awful, as was the Lorax.If despicable me 2 is good, maybe this studio will be resurrected. Story:10 Animation:10 Characters: 10 10/10