cute family film!

Rating: 7/10 (11 July 2010)

Surprisingly, there seems to be a lot of PG rated films lately - which is nice for families.
We saw the previews in 3D and it looked like a cute film.
Which it was.
Just don't go comparing it to anything by Pixar, but it has heart and humor.
Won't bother to repeat the story.. But it was nice to see Love as the central message of a movie.
Love of a mother for a son, a son for his mother, children for their dad.
And the minions love for ..um.. Grul.
The message is that we sometimes lose track of what is important to us (family) when success gets in the way. And that wanting to please other people (Grul wanting to please his mother) stops us from being whom we were meant to be.
The minions were cute, but felt they could have been used more...
The cast was very good, and while the animation is not up to Pixar quality, the film was always watchable.
Ironically, my theater could only get the 2D version. Somehow, I think this would have been more fun in 3D.
Fun for the whole family - though there is one scene that looks like blood that could scare very young children.
7.5/10