Despicable Me 4 (2024)

Strangely leaden and unengaging

“Illumination and Universal Pictures continue to make a lot of money from the Despicable Me franchise, branching out into Minion-centric prequels, a web series, short films, video games, a holiday special and even a theme park attraction. Nevertheless, it is becoming increasingly difficult to care about the movies after 2013's disappointing Despicable Me 2 and the equally forgettable Despicable Me 3. Unsurprisingly, 2024's Despicable Me 4 fails to revivify the series, but not because it feels like a lazy cash grab. On the contrary, the screenplay (by Mike White and franchise veteran Ken Daurio) bursts with intriguing ideas, expanding the lore and introducing several potentially fascinating plot threads, but there is simply too much going on here. With the script devising individual adventur” read more

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" First Viewing Viewing Date: January 20th Via: Netflix Plot: Gru, Lucy, Margo, Edith, and Agnes welcome a new member to the family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his girlfriend Valentina, and the family is forced to go on the run. Rating: 5.4/10 Why Did I Watch It? I've seen all the instalments of this franchise so far. I didn't particularly want to pay for this one as they're becoming more and more low-effort, so I pounced when it"