Pacing makes it work

Rating: 9/10 (25 December 2010)

Despicable Me is a great example of how good narrative pacing can make you fall in love with the oldest storyline in the universe--hard heart turns soft--all over again.
Of course, it doesn't hurt that much else in the film is done well. The voice work is great, the writing is snappy, the direction is so good that I had to reflect a bit before realizing how good it was--great direction is a thankless task, by definition.
Tho by now this frenetic, over the top style of computer animation is old hat, in DM it is still fun, fun, fun!
Yeah, I shed a tear. I dug it. Check it out!