Banana.. that is all.

Rating: 7/10 (28 June 2015)

I, like everyone else, love the minions. Since Despicable Me was released they have become a global phenomenon, but what is it about them that is so appealing? After seeing this film i still can't quite put my finger on it, yet I want to see a lot more of these little yellow, pill shaped lunatics who love to punch each other. The appeal is mostly their humour, yet it is something we have seen before. Minions (sort of) explains their origins and where they originated from and makes a solid entry into the franchise that people just can't get enough of.
The story follows the Minions from the dawn of time. They were born to serve the biggest, baddest boss. But each boss they serve they end up killing somehow. Eventually the minions get depresses that there is nobody to serve. Kevin, Stuart and Bob take it upon themselves to go out and find their tribe a leader. After an encounter at Villain-Con they meet Scarlet Overkill (Sandra Bullock) and go on an adventure around London to steal the Queen's crown. Pretty simple, yet this movie ultimately felt bigger than the previous entries. Having no Gru in the film leaves mostly gibberish as the dialogue. Sandra Bullock does a fantastic job as the villainous Scarlet Overkill and i really enjoyed her stop-motion three little pigs story.
Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton and Steve Coogan also show up in roles that aren't really integral, but you can tell that each one of them has a lot of fun. At the end of it all though the Minions still keep this as their own movie and give us so many laughs. Some scenes in particular had me laughing a lot and with the humour being mostly visual this can be hard to do but is pulled off well here. One scene involving Stuart's hypno hat and some dancing tower guards had me in stitches and was easily the best part for me. Although one of the flaws i found was that whilst the film certainly feels bigger, some of it just feels unneeded and as if it were filler to make the film longer. With that being said, the film was a perfect length and i found that with Despicable Me 2 as well. It felt like the film was over within an hour, yet was still the longest in the franchise.
At the end of the day, this is the minions at their best and if you're one of the very few who doesn't like them then this will not convert you. If you are anybody else i guarantee you some fun with this film. Plus the soundtrack was surprisingly awesome. I give Minions a solid 7.5 out of 10 bananas.