Not as bad as I expected

Rating: Null/10 (31 May 2020)

The minions have a reputation for being annoying characters so I was hesitant to watch this at first. It was better than I thought! True, the minions are only funny in small doses so their presence gets tiresome in a feature length movie, but there is a surprisingly heartfelt plot to tie it all together. However, the film is let down by some of the awkward and overly long gags that slowed down the film. Also, there is a big emphasis on Scarlet Overkill who is just not as interesting or memorable as Gru from the main Despicable Me series. To be honest, I had the most fun watching this film once I realised that the minions were actually speaking real languages and tried to guess the origins of each of their phrases.