Minions: The Rise of Gru
Dir: Kyle Balda, Brad Ableson, Jonathan del Val
Cast (Voice): Steve Carell, Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh, RZA, Julie Andrews, Russell Brand
Rating: 3/5

Minions: The Rise of Gru is a modernised 70’s nostalgia trip. In this film the little yellow banana-obsessed creatures are up to no good. So when 11-year-old Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) is all set to enact his dream of joining the exclusive villain gang the Vicious 6, they help and hinder in the usual fashion.

Gru skips school to try out to replace his all-time favorite villain, Wild Knuckles (Arkin). His pilot assignment to bring back the prized Zodiac stone goes awry because the minions, easily distracted as usual, end up misplacing it.  This lands Gru in a heap of trouble.