Too Dark, Minions Can't Stand Alone

Rating: 3/10 (11 July 2015)

We were really excited for the Minions movies but they really can't stand alone. Had I not seen the movie trailer, which contained all of the funny scenes, I would have like it better.
The rest of the movie (that filled in the spots that you didn't already see in the trailer was either boring or dark. I'd say too dark for some kids under 5. A lot of the movie chasing minions in the dark trying to kill them. They make it seem like Kevin dies which was traumatizing for kids. The killings of the masters in the beginning and the attempted torture scenes of the minions are too much.
They also took a lot of racist cracks at the British (teeth & tea drinking) and French. They were desperate attempts at trying to infuse humor. The audience would laugh, because they were desperately looking to laugh. You could tell everyone *wanted* to like it, but it fell short
If you have kids, you probably won't get away with not seeing it. You'll probably have to see it but lower your expectations. A lot.