Minions: The Rise of Gru

2022 Action/Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family | SciFi/Fantasy
73%

In the heart of the 1970s, amid a flurry of feathered hair and flared jeans, Gru is growing up in the suburbs. A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them. Luckily, he gets some mayhem-making backup from his loyal followers, the Minions. Together, Kevin, Stuart, Bob, and Otto-a new Minion sporting braces and a desperate need to please-deploy their skills as they and Gru build their first lair, experiment with their first weapons and pull off their first missions.

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by Brian Lloyd
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'Minions: The Rise of Gru' is more of the same, and that's OK

Gru (voice of Steve Carrell) is a precocious and talented child in '70s America with only one thing on his mind - joining the villainous supergroup Vicious 6. Led by Wild Knuckles (voice of Alan Arkin), the group undergoes a change of leadership when Belle Bottom (voice of Taraji P. Henson) decides to steal a precious medallion they've just stolen and install herself as leader. Gru - along with his minions - ambles his way into this power struggle...

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