So much fun it's a crime.

Rating: 8/10 (10 July 2015)

Does Minions have a solid story? NO. Well rounded characters? NO. A touching message? NO. OH WHO CARES! Minions did have one thing in spades, FUN! Those little guys who stole the background of Despicable Me have their own spin off/prequel, and it is everything I expected. Jokes jokes jokes and more jokes surrounding those wacky Minions. I got a lot of enjoyment from Kevin Bob and Stuart, and the zany world they inhabit. The 3D was well used, and you can tell Illumination sunk more money into the animation on this one. Thankfully the wonderfully quirky character designs that made the first two so memorable are here as well(although I would have preferred the backgrounds to have received the quirky styles of the first two as well, but we can't have everything.)
Minions opens with an explanation of the Minions origin, perhaps the highlight of the film is this period of about ten minutes which is a total gem. Flash forward to 1968(the film is brimming with references to the year which may, or may not, add to your enjoyment if you get them) and the Minions need a new evil master. So Kevin, the most intelligent and intrepid of the Minions, decides to venture forth in search of one, aided by the innocent Bob and inept Stuart. The trio meets up with Scarlet Overkill, the baddest villain of them all who takes them into her service.
It loses energy about three fourths of the way through the picture, and is about fifteen minutes too long, making this the weakest of the Despicable Me films. Having said that, it was still a very amusing film that does absolutely no harm to the Despicable Me franchise. This is exactly what you would expect from a Minions movie, a delightfully warped world where those yellow weirdos entertain with their childish antics to bring a smile to your face.