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If either director Kyle Balda or writer Matthew Fogel were able to let the movie breathe a little bit, the storytelling would feel more genuinely episodic. Given that Minions: The Rise of Gru respectfully wraps up within 90 minutes, the amount of stuff that happens is a whirlwind at best, hopping from one hyper action set-piece to another, and frantic at worst. Henson), who left him for dead after he stole a powerful Chinese totem that imbues its wearer with animalistic powers.

Wild Knuckles, meanwhile, wants to get back at the remaining Vicious 6, now led by Belle Bottom (Taraji P. While the Minions desperately want to prove their worth to the selfish Gru, Gru wants to prove his worth to the fabled Vicious 6, a group of baddies led by his favorite villain, the old hippie Wild Knuckles (Alan Arkin). (For now, Gru is their “mini boss,” a phrase that gives him plenty of grief.) This young Gru is awash in Minions, who have yearned throughout history to serve a big, evil boss. Even more strangely, The Rise of Gru is bubbling over with plot details, even as it sets its focus primarily on the preteen version of Gru living in the mid-1970s. First, though this is ostensibly a movie about the Minions, from odd-couple leaders Stuart and Kevin to childlike Bob and others, they’re closer to supporting players in what amounts to Despicable Me 0.5, as their supervillain overlord Gru (voiced, as always, by Steve Carell) takes center stage. It’s OK in the moment, and it evaporates as soon as the end credits roll. This is neither a uniquely marvelous film nor a teeth-gnashing pain. In that respect, The Rise of Gru does the job. In a dry summer that’s light on big blockbusters, The Rise of Gru - the fifth feature highlighting gibberish-spouting, indestructible, blobby henchmen the color of bananas (which happen to be their favorite fruit) just has to do its business, get out, and not dawdle in the mind for very long. Arriving in movie theaters just two weeks after Pixar’s high-profile, frustrating new science fiction epic Lightyear, the latest extension of Illumination Entertainment’s most popular franchise doesn’t have to be groundbreaking, memorable, or even particularly hilarious to make a splash.

Minions: The Rise of Gru benefits from low expectations.

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