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Movie ID: 818
RT slug: despicable_me
RT URL: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/despicable_me
Release year: 2010
Runtime: 95 mins
Wide release date: 2010-07-09
Limited release date: —
Festival premiere date: —
Streaming release date: 2015-12-01
Tomatometer final: 80%
Audience score final: 83%
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
Directors: Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin
Writers: Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio
Producers: Christopher Meledandri, Janet Healy, John Cohen
MPAA rating: PG
Executive Producers: —
Created: 2026-06-18 18:55:07
Updated: 2026-06-18 18:55:07
Supervillain Gru, a man who delights in all things wicked, hatches a plan to steal the moon. Surrounded by an army of little yellow minions and his impenetrable arsenal of weapons and war machines, Gru prepares to vanquish all who stand in his way. However, nothing in his calculations and groundwork has prepared him for his greatest challenge: three adorable orphan girls who want to make him their dad.
Borrowing heavily (and intelligently) from Pixar and Looney Tunes, Despicable Me is a surprisingly thoughtful, family-friendly treat with a few surprises of its own.
Canonical reviews: 200
Canonical fresh: 160
Canonical rotten: 40
Canonical calculated Tomatometer: 80%
Latest snapshot UTC: 2026-06-18 16:53:09
Snapshot Tomatometer: 80%
Snapshot review count: 200
Snapshot fresh count: 160
Snapshot rotten count: 40
Source note: Imported from manual review paste batch #1471 (full_snapshot)
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| Universal Pictures | distributor |
| Illumination Films | production |
| Billing | Name | Character |
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| 1 | Steve Carell | Gru |
| 2 | Jason Segel | Vector |
| 3 | Russell Brand | Dr. Nefario |
| 4 | Julie Andrews | Gru's Mom |
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| ID | Critic | Outlet | Fresh? | Score | RT Time Raw | Approx Published UTC | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180023 | Don Shanahan | Every Movie Has a Lesson | Rotten | 2/5 | 2024-04-07T16:21:28Z | 2024-04-07 16:21:28 | It sounds like a plot I would find on a "Balderdash" game card of bad, random, yet actual movie plots. |
| 180024 | Brian Eggert | Deep Focus Review | Rotten | 2/4 | 2023-08-18T02:40:56Z | 2023-08-18 02:40:56 | This is a kids’ movie in the worst sense, meaning children will get the most from the experience. Adults might moderately enjoy it; however, the movie fails to transcend demographics in the way animated movies should. |
| 180025 | Rene Jordan | El Nuevo Herald (Miami) | Rotten | — | 2022-10-06T00:23:25Z | 2022-10-06 00:23:25 | The animators aspirations are clear at every moment, with disregard for those young and old. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 180026 | Keith Garlington | Keith & the Movies | Fresh | 4/5 | 2022-08-20T15:08:14Z | 2022-08-20 15:08:14 | The humor blends in nicely with a sweet and emotional tone that can be found throughout the film. Then there is the predictable but warm ending which wraps the movie up nicely. |
| 180027 | Mike Massie | Gone With The Twins | Rotten | 3/10 | 2020-11-29T05:21:02Z | 2020-11-29 05:21:02 | Bogged down by vapid clichés, overused ideas, and excruciating immaturity. |
| 180028 | Richard Propes | TheIndependentCritic.com | Fresh | 3.5/4.0 | 2020-09-06T00:52:44Z | 2020-09-06 00:52:44 | Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier and Elsie Fisher capture beautifully all the innocence, vulnerability and wonder of childhood with complete conviction. |
| 180029 | Laura Bradley | The Daily Beast | Fresh | — | 2020-04-04T00:23:18Z | 2020-04-04 00:23:18 | The Steve Carell-starring animated comedy is an instant classic, and for anyone with kids, this might buy you a couple hours' peace. |
| 180030 | Sarah Knight Adamson | Sarah's Backstage Pass | Fresh | 3/4 | 2020-01-14T19:01:21Z | 2020-01-14 19:01:21 | The jokes are fresh and very funny. Gru is a likable, lovable villain whose accent adds to the wackiness of the script. |
| 180031 | Rachel Wagner | Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) | Fresh | 6/10 | 2019-02-21T21:22:04Z | 2019-02-21 21:22:04 | This first one is worthy of a recommendation... but I certainly don't like it as much as other people do. |
| 180032 | Charlie Jane Anders | io9.com | Fresh | — | 2018-05-22T18:20:49Z | 2018-05-22 18:20:49 | It is a good sturdy family film, and Steve Carrell gives an engaging performance as a supervillain. |
| 180033 | Laura Hiros | Rincón de cine | Fresh | 3/5 | 2018-03-19T21:55:01Z | 2018-03-19 21:55:01 | The magic of Despicable Me is that it's more than a simple 3D film, it's also a film with multidimensional characters... [Full review in Spanish] |
| 180034 | Candice Frederick | Reel Talk Online | Fresh | B+ | 2017-09-11T22:32:09Z | 2017-09-11 22:32:09 | Charming, touching, and surprisingly funny, Despicable Me showed one man's journey to being the most hated to finally finding love--thanks to three little girls. |
| 180035 | David Nusair | Reel Film Reviews | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2014-03-21T08:49:54Z | 2014-03-21 08:49:54 | Lighthearted yet entirely forgettable... |
| 180036 | Jeff Beck | Examiner.com | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2012-09-23T19:54:32Z | 2012-09-23 19:54:32 | I expected another short, simple kids' film with a few jokes and maybe a few loud noises to keep the children interested, but to my surprise, it ended up being much more than that. |
| 180037 | Michael Dequina | TheMovieReport.com | Fresh | 3/4 | 2012-02-20T01:50:17Z | 2012-02-20 01:50:17 | A consistent stream of chuckles and a lot of convincing heart. |
| 180038 | Louis Proyect | rec.arts.movies.reviews | Rotten | — | 2011-05-25T16:07:13Z | 2011-05-25 16:07:13 | A movie that mistakes grotesquery for wit--in other words a perfect vehicle for Steve Carell. |
| 180039 | Nick Schager | Lessons of Darkness | Fresh | B | 2011-04-14T20:34:53Z | 2011-04-14 20:34:53 | The film benefits immensely from a Carell lead vocal turn that's loopy and droll. |
| 180040 | Joshua Starnes | ComingSoon.net | Rotten | 5/10 | 2011-03-18T19:10:28Z | 2011-03-18 19:10:28 | Despicable Me is bright and pretty enough that kids will like it, which is certainly its aim. It's also brainless, heartless and soulless. |
| 180041 | Mark Pfeiffer | Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema | Fresh | B- | 2011-03-09T09:23:47Z | 2011-03-09 09:23:47 | This breezy movie is more fun when it doesn't worry about saying anything important and lets the zany antics unwind. |
| 180042 | Roger Tennis | Cinemaclips.com | Fresh | 3/5 | 2011-02-06T05:16:07Z | 2011-02-06 05:16:07 | Despite its evil theme, Despicable Me is likable and heartwarming family entertainment. |
| 180043 | Jeffrey Chen | Window to the Movies | Fresh | 7/10 | 2011-01-21T15:57:16Z | 2011-01-21 15:57:16 | The main goal in Despicable Me is to tell this story with as little sap as possible, and on that it fares well. |
| 180044 | R.L. Shaffer | IGN DVD | Rotten | 6/10 | 2010-12-24T12:05:57Z | 2010-12-24 12:05:57 | Guaranteed to keep the kids entertained, but the film shamelessly borrows from far too many other movies to keep the adults happy. |
| 180045 | Kevin A. Ranson | MovieCrypt.com | Fresh | 3.0/4.0 | 2010-10-27T05:14:05Z | 2010-10-27 05:14:05 | With no other performance coming close to being as layered as Carell's, the rest... is played for laughs to such an extent that it never reaches Pixar-plotted heights. |
| 180046 | Henry Fitzherbert | Daily Express (UK) | Fresh | 3/5 | 2010-10-18T04:59:12Z | 2010-10-18 04:59:12 | A very likeable 3D animation that combines originality and charm with a pleasing, spiky humour. |
| 180047 | David Edwards | Daily Mirror (UK) | Fresh | 3/5 | 2010-10-15T08:01:38Z | 2010-10-15 08:01:38 | The animation is fine and crisp with some imaginative use of colour, while the 3D really brings the action to life. |
| 180048 | Catherine Jones | Liverpool Echo | Fresh | — | 2010-10-15T07:55:56Z | 2010-10-15 07:55:56 | A frenetic 94 minutes of laughter, thrills and heart-warming sentiment. |
| 180049 | Anthony Quinn | Independent (UK) | Rotten | 2/5 | 2010-10-15T05:15:57Z | 2010-10-15 05:15:57 | Another Pixar-wannabe rolls off the production line, reminding us why we should accept no substitutes. |
| 180050 | Tim Robey | Daily Telegraph (UK) | Fresh | 3/5 | 2010-10-14T17:18:25Z | 2010-10-14 17:18:25 | When an actor has just hit a career low -- as I think Steve Carell did in the desperate Dinner for Schmucks -- it's a relief to see them bounce back with a performance that clicks, in a hit film that really needs their services. |
| 180051 | Peter Bradshaw | Guardian | Fresh | 3/5 | 2010-10-14T17:17:13Z | 2010-10-14 17:17:13 | It is a perfectly agreeable family entertainment, but not exactly original and nowhere near Pixar's great creations. |
| 180052 | Adam Woodward | Little White Lies | Fresh | 3/5 | 2010-10-14T16:57:36Z | 2010-10-14 16:57:36 | There are enough dashes of originality and narrative surprises to keep adults entertained, at least. |
| 180053 | Terry Staunton | Radio Times | Fresh | 4/5 | 2010-10-14T16:55:47Z | 2010-10-14 16:55:47 | The film is constantly laugh-out-loud funny, and the voice cast (which also includes Julie Andrews as Gru's disapproving mother) is exemplary. |
| 180054 | Neil Smith | Total Film | Fresh | 3/5 | 2010-10-14T16:41:19Z | 2010-10-14 16:41:19 | Balanced a tad uneasily between action fantasy and redemptive heart-tugger, this frenetic CG animation has an identity crisis as big as its hero's inferiority complex. That said, it'll do until Megamind arrives. |
| 180055 | Rich Cline | Shadows on the Wall | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2010-10-14T05:20:20Z | 2010-10-14 05:20:20 | A remarkably effective combination of deranged humour, nutty slapstick and cute sentimentality. |
| 180056 | Sam Bathe | Fan The Fire | Fresh | 3/5 | 2010-10-13T22:41:13Z | 2010-10-13 22:41:13 | If you look hard enough, certainly there are problems to find with Despicable Me, but it's an enjoyable and fun Sunday afternoon movie, primed for multiple viewings even if you don't get anything else out of it the second and third times around. |
| 180057 | Kim Newman | Empire Magazine | Fresh | 3/5 | 2010-10-13T19:11:43Z | 2010-10-13 19:11:43 | It's no first-rank CGI cartoon, but shows how Pixar's quality over crass is inspiring the mid-list. |
| 180058 | Tom Huddleston | Time Out | Fresh | 3/5 | 2010-10-13T18:51:18Z | 2010-10-13 18:51:18 | One of the year's most likeable family entertainments. |
| 180059 | Roz Laws | Birmingham Post | Fresh | 4/5 | 2010-10-13T18:44:39Z | 2010-10-13 18:44:39 | This is a clever, funny, exciting and touching film which looks great in 3D. |
| 180060 | Simon Reynolds | Digital Spy | Fresh | 3/5 | 2010-10-13T18:37:17Z | 2010-10-13 18:37:17 | Despicable Me just about finds the right balance between heart, humour and whizzbang 3D spectacle. |
| 180061 | Matt Risley | Sky Cinema | Fresh | 4/5 | 2010-10-13T18:08:06Z | 2010-10-13 18:08:06 | Throw in a feelgood soundtrack, some effective 3D, and the best slap-headed uber-villain since Dr Evil, and you've got a recipe for worldwide box office domination. |
| 180062 | Matthew Turner | ViewLondon | Rotten | 2/5 | 2010-10-13T05:13:15Z | 2010-10-13 05:13:15 | Unambitious, surprisingly dull in places, depressingly low on decent laughs and ultimately let down by a lazy central performance from Steve Carell. |
| 180063 | Alistair Harkness | Scotsman | Fresh | 3/5 | 2010-10-11T04:46:08Z | 2010-10-11 04:46:08 | How to Train Your Dragon and the astonishing Toy Story 3 have set the animation bar ridiculously high this year, so it's hardly surprising that this sometimes fun but disposable caper is a bit "meh" by comparison. |
| 180064 | Robbie Collin | News of the World | Fresh | 3/5 | 2010-10-10T02:04:18Z | 2010-10-10 02:04:18 | Despicable Me, the first 3D 'toon from Illumination Entertainment, doesn't just rip off a Pixar film, oh no. It rips off three of them. |
| 180065 | Matt Neal | The Standard | Fresh | 3/5 | 2010-09-30T23:40:22Z | 2010-09-30 23:40:22 | When the film finally hits its stride around the halfway mark, it's partly because the script has settled into a rhythm and partly thanks to Carell. |
| 180066 | Thomas Caldwell | Cinema Autopsy | Fresh | 3/5 | 2010-09-25T19:33:18Z | 2010-09-25 19:33:18 | While lacking the sophistication of The Incredibles, Despicable Me is still a fun series of throwaway gags and slapstick. |
| 180067 | Ben McEachen | Empire Magazine Australasia | Fresh | — | 2010-09-21T21:48:49Z | 2010-09-21 21:48:49 | 3 Trying to turn bad into good-bad results in wonky entertainment. |
| 180068 | Luis Martínez | Cinenganos | Fresh | 4/5 | 2010-09-19T13:40:38Z | 2010-09-19 13:40:38 | Una cinta que le compite con mucha dignidad a las historias de Pixar. Una fábula bien producida, entretenida, divertida e ingeniosa. Una cinta para toda la familia. |
| 180069 | Andrew Hedley | Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) | Fresh | 3/5 | 2010-09-16T17:49:13Z | 2010-09-16 17:49:13 | This light-hearted caper is brightly coloured and up-tempo, featuring plenty of cool gadgets and baddie-vs-baddie hijinks. |
| 180070 | Don Groves | sbs.com.au | Rotten | 3/5 | 2010-09-09T13:24:03Z | 2010-09-09 13:24:03 | The 3D effects are deployed most effectively in a sequence at a theme park, Vector's 'squid gun' and the climactic showdown, but I'm not sure they justify the premium price. |
| 180071 | Philippa Hawker | The Age (Australia) | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2010-09-09T13:10:53Z | 2010-09-09 13:10:53 | It's an engaging movie that feels to be aiming for -- and happily gestures towards -- the bright inventiveness of the Pixar studios. |
| 180072 | Leigh Paatsch | Herald Sun (Australia) | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2010-09-09T12:56:35Z | 2010-09-09 12:56:35 | The French directing team of Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud have some fresh ideas for how 3D can enhance animation artwork, and every one of these concepts is executed wonderfully. |
| 180073 | David Stratton | At the Movies (Australia) | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2010-09-08T10:33:26Z | 2010-09-08 10:33:26 | Gru is a wonderful creation, the animation is consistently stylish, and those little Gru helpers provide plenty of amusement as well. |
| 180074 | Annette Basile | FILMINK (Australia) | Fresh | — | 2010-09-07T10:34:28Z | 2010-09-07 10:34:28 | As a family film, Despicable Me gets full marks -- it's fun for all, and the kids at this screening were charmed. As a piece of animation, however, it has its moments, but it's not the pick of the CGI crop. |
| 180075 | Andrew L. Urban | Urban Cinefile | Fresh | — | 2010-09-03T22:08:19Z | 2010-09-03 22:08:19 | Sweet as a lollipop and scoring high on the cute factor (the Japanese will swoon), Despicable Me is a screaming hoot if you're 8-ish |
| 180076 | Louise Keller | Urban Cinefile | Fresh | — | 2010-09-03T22:08:05Z | 2010-09-03 22:08:05 | A combo of derivative, innovative and kooky. It's colourful and bright with larger than life characters and a techno-themed plot that counters themes about self-esteem, family and belonging |
| 180077 | Bruce Bennett | Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | Fresh | B | 2010-08-22T14:42:48Z | 2010-08-22 14:42:48 | A sharply written and not overly frantic film that seems to have Looney Tunes in its genes and saves its surprisingly touching moments for just the right times. |
| 180078 | Rob Humanick | Projection Booth | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2010-08-19T18:31:17Z | 2010-08-19 18:31:17 | High bar stuff for kids, and pleasant enough for adults. |
| 180079 | Wesley Lovell | Cinema Sight | Fresh | 3/4 | 2010-08-15T13:38:25Z | 2010-08-15 13:38:25 | Not as a brilliant as the least of Pixar, but it was a nice surprise. |
| 180080 | Perri Nemiroff | Shockya.com | Fresh | 4/5 | 2010-08-13T19:45:14Z | 2010-08-13 19:45:14 | Not a major tearjerker like Toy Story 3 nor is it trying to revolutionize the use of 3D like Avatar; it's just a simple, fun and worthwhile film. |
| 180081 | Pablo Villaça | Cinema em Cena | Rotten | 1/5 | 2010-08-07T17:59:13Z | 2010-08-07 17:59:13 | Apenas razoável do ponto de vista técnico e simplesmente reprovável em seus aspectos criativos, exibindo claramente suas tentativas patéticas de seguir uma cartilha narrativa de sucesso inspirada na magnífica Pixar. |
| 180082 | Mike McGranaghan | Aisle Seat | Fresh | 3/4 | 2010-08-07T10:11:25Z | 2010-08-07 10:11:25 | For whatever imperfections it may have, the combination of Gru, the minions, some cool animation, and a lot of wit make Despicable Me worth taking the whole family to see. |
| 180083 | Robert Roten | Laramie Movie Scope | Fresh | B | 2010-07-20T12:58:17Z | 2010-07-20 12:58:17 | Kiddie-level animated feature with a lot of jokes that hit below the belt, but the characters are lovable and its heart is in the right place. |
| 180084 | Christopher Smith | Bangor Daily News (Maine) | Fresh | B | 2010-07-18T14:06:37Z | 2010-07-18 14:06:37 | You can feel the French sensibility ringing throughout "Despicable Me." There is a cool aloofness to the proceedings that gives the film an edge and helps to make its dark humor something unique and unexpected. |
| 180085 | Karina Montgomery | Cinerina | Fresh | 3/5 | 2010-07-18T12:27:33Z | 2010-07-18 12:27:33 | Supervillains exploiting orphan girls is funny! At the inevitable melting of Gru's stony heart, the film turns into something else entirely. That which it turns into is sloppy and a little unsatisfying, but it is still irresistibly sweet, thanks to this |
| 180086 | Jeff Meyers | Metro Times (Detroit, MI) | Fresh | B | 2010-07-16T10:47:45Z | 2010-07-16 10:47:45 | Too sweet and not sour enough, Carrell and his mutant Twinkie minions still entertain. |
| 180087 | Mark R. Leeper | rec.arts.movies.reviews | Rotten | 5/10 | 2010-07-15T15:01:31Z | 2010-07-15 15:01:31 | This film is mildly amusing, but by next week I probably will not remember anything about it. |
| 180088 | Fred Topel | Can Magazine | Rotten | — | 2010-07-15T14:06:21Z | 2010-07-15 14:06:21 | The whole movie is automatically working against this assault of noise. The decision to give the main characters eastern European accents makes them more annoying too. |
| 180089 | Thelma Adams | Us Weekly | Fresh | 3/4 | 2010-07-15T09:24:22Z | 2010-07-15 09:24:22 | This dark family comedy with its steal-the-moon premise is hilariously over-the-top, yet understandable from a child's perspective. |
| 180090 | Charles Koplinski | Illinois Times | Fresh | 3.5/4.0 | 2010-07-15T07:00:22Z | 2010-07-15 07:00:22 | Despicable buoyed by clever script. |
| 180091 | Jonathan Kiefer | Sacramento News & Review | Fresh | 3/5 | 2010-07-15T03:15:44Z | 2010-07-15 03:15:44 | It's also just silly and funny, and doesn't that warm your cynical heart even just a little bit? |
| 180092 | Eric Melin | Scene-Stealers.com | Rotten | 2/4 | 2010-07-14T23:49:36Z | 2010-07-14 23:49:36 | As the movie progresses ... it's clear that beyond some mildly clever sight gags, it is content to mine the same middling formulaic territory of so many other kids' films. |
| 180093 | Tim Brayton | Antagony & Ecstasy | Fresh | 6/10 | 2010-07-14T23:43:34Z | 2010-07-14 23:43:34 | It's perfectly harmless fun, that devolves by inches into perfectly harmless pablum. |
| 180094 | Jeff Bayer | The Scorecard Review | Rotten | 4/10 | 2010-07-14T16:29:05Z | 2010-07-14 16:29:05 | Not despicable enough. Not cute enough. Not funny enough. At least they push the 3-D to near absurd levels. Yes, roller coaster, I'm talking about you. |
| 180095 | James Kendrick | Q Network Film Desk | Fresh | 3/4 | 2010-07-14T14:03:34Z | 2010-07-14 14:03:34 | delivered with an energetic mix of dark humor and emotional genuineness |
| 180096 | Steve Biodrowski | Cinefantastique | Fresh | — | 2010-07-14T13:00:00Z | 2010-07-14 13:00:00 | Leaves the latest Shrek lying in the dirt like a beat-up has-been. |
| 180097 | Ken Hanke | Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2010-07-14T09:07:11Z | 2010-07-14 09:07:11 | After an awful opening, Despicable Me turns into moderately boring fare for about 10 minutes before climbing to the heights of OK-dom with flashes of inspiration. |
| 180098 | Kevin McCarthy | BDK Reviews | Fresh | 4/5 | 2010-07-14T07:14:34Z | 2010-07-14 07:14:34 | Despicable Me is hilarious and heart warming. The film makers found a perfect balance between using the 3D as a gimmick and using it for depth of field. |
| 180099 | Armond White | New York Press | Fresh | — | 2010-07-14T06:04:08Z | 2010-07-14 06:04:08 | Despicable Me works as adult comedy in the same intelligent sense as Dr. Seuss rhymes. |
| 180100 | Jackie K. Cooper | jackiekcooper.com | Fresh | 8/10 | 2010-07-13T14:13:45Z | 2010-07-13 14:13:45 | Gru is a lot like "The Grinch" but not so much that you won't be won over by this first cousin. |
| 180101 | Diana Saenger | ReviewExpress.com | Fresh | 4/5 | 2010-07-12T23:21:10Z | 2010-07-12 23:21:10 | It's the delightful characters that enchant in this first-rate production |
| 180102 | Diva Velez | TheDivaReview.com | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2010-07-11T19:37:28Z | 2010-07-11 19:37:28 | Despicable Me is a missed opportunity to do something far more interesting than tell a surprisingly flat, utterly predictable story. Pity the script isn't as sharp as the folks acting it |
| 180103 | Widgett Walls | Needcoffee.com | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2010-07-11T07:16:29Z | 2010-07-11 07:16:29 | It delivers on the promise: it's simply a fun movie. |
| 180104 | Andrea Chase | Killer Movie Reviews | Fresh | 5/5 | 2010-07-11T02:06:09Z | 2010-07-11 02:06:09 | a smart, funny, and perceptive animated film that dresses up its unabashed sentimentality with a droll mix of dry humor, deadpan slapstick, and clever writing that is slick, wicked, but never snooty |
| 180105 | Betty Jo Tucker | ReelTalk Movie Reviews | Fresh | — | 2010-07-10T13:18:06Z | 2010-07-10 13:18:06 | A more lovable animated villain than Gru would be hard to find. It's a treat to watch three adorable orphans draw him into their web. |
| 180106 | Gary Wolcott | Tri-City Herald | Fresh | 4/5 | 2010-07-10T11:25:42Z | 2010-07-10 11:25:42 | The story is straight formula: an old curmudgeon's life is forever changed by a) falling in love, b) finding the perfect pet or c) helping some kids. In this case it's kids. |
| 180107 | Robin Clifford | Reeling Reviews | Fresh | B+ | 2010-07-10T11:16:30Z | 2010-07-10 11:16:30 | Despicable Me is a true for-all-ages animation but it leans more to us adult than to little kids, though they will like it too, especially Gru's amusing minions. |
| 180108 | Kit Bowen | The Movie Kit | Fresh | 3/4 | 2010-07-10T09:35:06Z | 2010-07-10 09:35:06 | Despicable Me follows a tried and true formula of good story decent animation = entertaining family film. But it isn't quite up to Pixar quality. |
| 180109 | Matt Brunson | Creative Loafing | Fresh | 3/4 | 2010-07-10T08:19:48Z | 2010-07-10 08:19:48 | Lets loose with a volley of inspired sight gags, a smattering of adult-oriented humor, and some screen-pushing innovations to justify the 3-D expense. |
| 180110 | Michelle Alexandria | Eclipse Magazine | Rotten | C | 2010-07-10T07:10:38Z | 2010-07-10 07:10:38 | Decent movie that falls victim to 5 key flaws: A marketing campaign that gives away all the best parts, I generally don't like Steve Carell, boring minions, bland and lifeless animation and it's in 3D. |
| 180111 | Philip Martin | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | Fresh | 88/100 | 2010-07-10T05:04:06Z | 2010-07-10 05:04:06 | ...does what it is supposed to do, is relatively fresh and colorful, and probably won't give anyone bad dreams. It's not a Little Golden Book, but that doesn't mean it won't be remembered with affection. |
| 180112 | Keith Cohen | Entertainment Spectrum | Fresh | 3/4 | 2010-07-10T03:46:54Z | 2010-07-10 03:46:54 | Every youngster will want their own toy Minion to take home. Parents will appreciate and enjoy this movie on a distinctly higher level. The running time of 95 minutes is perfectly geared to match a |
| 180113 | Linda Cook | Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2010-07-09T21:04:41Z | 2010-07-09 21:04:41 | Despicable? Hardly. Oddball fun? Oh, my, yes. |
| 180114 | Sean P. Means | Salt Lake Tribune | Fresh | 3/4 | 2010-07-09T15:27:36Z | 2010-07-09 15:27:36 | The most fun in Despicable Me comes in the tiny form of Gru's minions. |
| 180115 | Kevin Williamson | Jam! Movies | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2010-07-09T15:03:43Z | 2010-07-09 15:03:43 | For all their foiled schemes, super-villains usually win the day with audiences. So is it any wonder actors prefer playing charismatic, fiendish outlaws over leaden, square-jawed do-gooders? |
| 180116 | Dan Lybarger | eFilmCritic.com | Fresh | 4/5 | 2010-07-09T14:19:35Z | 2010-07-09 14:19:35 | For an animated movie about super villains, 'Despicable Me' is remarkably sweet and warm. |
| 180117 | Jeanne Kaplan | Kaplan vs. Kaplan | Rotten | — | 2010-07-09T13:42:50Z | 2010-07-09 13:42:50 | The storyline gets so bogged down in the minutia of the moon caper, that by the second half of the film, when we finally develop feelings for these characters and things start to improve, we barely care. |
| 180118 | David Kaplan | Kaplan vs. Kaplan | Rotten | — | 2010-07-09T13:41:06Z | 2010-07-09 13:41:06 | When one can only select a precious few memorable moments from a movie, something is obviously missing from said film. In "Despicable Me", I count two such moments. |
| 180119 | Laremy Legel | Film.com | Fresh | A- | 2010-07-09T13:28:45Z | 2010-07-09 13:28:45 | Despicable Me is darned cute. I know cute isn't to the lofty level of "message storytelling" but it can be entertaining to watch when done correctly. |
| 180120 | Dave White | Movies.com | Fresh | 4/5 | 2010-07-09T13:15:36Z | 2010-07-09 13:15:36 | Come for evil, stay for the cookie robots. |
| 180121 | Jen Yamato | Movies.com | Fresh | 3/5 | 2010-07-09T13:14:13Z | 2010-07-09 13:14:13 | The film, mirroring its anti-hero, settles on not being despicable by being just good enough. |
| 180122 | John Beifuss | Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | Rotten | 2/4 | 2010-07-09T13:06:24Z | 2010-07-09 13:06:24 | At one point, Gru reads the orphans a children's book, and I couldn't help thinking this whimsical, sentimental tale would be more effective as 12 pasteboard pages than as an elaborate state-of-the-art would-be summer smash. |
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