★1/2
I finally broke down and stopped putting off seeing Despicable Me 4. And let me tell you, I wish I hadn’t. Despicable Me 4 is abysmal. I hoped after Migration was so good that maybe Illumination was turning around, but Despicable Me 4 proves that wasn’t the case. This movie is exclusively for kids, it’s no Pixar or Dreamworks movie that anyone could enjoy. Heck, it doesn’t even have a story to it — most of the plot comes off as filler until the very end, and even then nothing ever really seems to happen. The jokes are exactly what you’d expect, and honestly, the animation made me think the film was rapidly thrown together. I know this movie isn’t made for me, but as someone who did like the original and the first sequel, I gotta say this franchise is a hollow shell of what it once was. Not to mention, they literally added aspects to the film just for marketing — the Mega Minions for instance have no consequence to the plot/story of the film aside from one isolated scene. There is no substance to this film at all… it’s just so, so dumb. The popcorn was good though! (See my video review for more in-depth thoughts)
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