The perfect family movie.

Rating: 9/10 (2 January 2019)

Not since Pixar's smash hit Toy Story back in 1995 has a newcomer in the industry taken the world by storm like Despicable Me did. To this day I regret not seeing it in theaters, because you're in for a fun, colourful and heartwarming ride through the life of the villain Gru and his mission to steal the moon.
In these times where too many animated features pander towards little kids with bright colours, non-stop dialogue, dated pop songs and unfunny gags, I appreciate the effort put into this movie to make it watchable for all ages.
The humour and the heart of the story are the biggest highlights, because the story itself can be rather predictable. The execution of it saves it from ending up in the generic camp, and that's a definite plus.
An immensely enjoyable family picture with its heart the right place and its sense of humour up there with the greats.