Shut up and take my money

Rating: 3/10 (8 July 2015)

The Minions from Despicable Me and its sequel were present for no reason beyond merchandising. Seriously, they weren't needed and added nothing. So to give them a spin off movie seems the logical move to get some cash.
That this should be released parallel to the cleverest Pixar in years is no coincidence I'm sure but it only serves to illustrate how lifeless this really is. I do hope parents will have faith in Pixar enough to take their kids to that instead but this is the merchandisable recognisable brand so I won't get my hopes up.
But it's for kids so what do I know? It achieves what it sets out to do I guess. I will weep for the future of filmmaking when the inevitable Minions 2 and subsequent Netflix series get announced.