Torture

Rating: 2/10 (14 July 2015)

Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2 were adorable, cute, funny, and lovable, so I did something I almost never do--spent the money to catch this as soon as it came out, rather than waiting for the dollar theaters. It was a mistake. This was pathetic. The first 5 or 10 minutes and the last 5 minutes are the only truly funny parts of this seemingly 16-hour movie. I took my 10- and 7-year-olds; the only time they laughed were as mentioned. It gets 1 star for cute cultural references, which goes straight over the heads of the kids; even most parents of children that age don't recall the late 60's. It's not particularly cool when your kids are having to interrupt the movie to get an explanation of what's supposed to be funny. The rest of the "humor" is of the 12-year-old boy kind and largely relates to missing pants, bodily functions, and the like.