Cute - Typical Animated Film

Rating: 5/10 (24 October 2010)

Modern animated films tend to work on two-levels. They hit the target market of adults and mature audiences with wider issues, and comedic elements for that audience. And of course, they also work on the expected basis of being entertainment for children and family.
Despicable Me is a cute film with a lot of heart. It's funny and perfect for children and families. On this level, it's a very good film for it's genre.
However, I feel as though - like other top-notch Hollywood animated films - It could've provided something more. Especially for a film that had received such rave reviews.
I also felt like the film put the cutest or funniest lines (ie "It's so fluffy!!!!") in the trailer which was a bit of a let-down for the mature audience watching.
Overall - Good film for children and family, nothing more. Cute, funny - Everything you'd expect...but nothing more. It's no Wall-E, which is the gold class of modern (Post-2000) Hollywood animated films in my opinion.
It did its job. 5 out of 10.