
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Taste attributes: animationcomedyfamilyadventurefastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & varied
"A villain will rise."
Boxlist takeWarm-hearted and light: a heightened animated family film, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like escapism over depth.
Pace: very fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
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Synopsis
A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them, with the backup of his followers, the Minions.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Animation
- Year
- 2022
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Illumination
- Taste scores
- How we score
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