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It's a common curse with the third movie in most trilogies (assuming we don't count Minions.) The third movie is usually where it starts to wear off. Such is the case for Despicable Me 3. The movie is average. That's it. It's not great, it's not bad, it's just average. The story is that Balthazar Bratt (Trey Parker), former 80s child actor turned super villain has eluded capture from Gru (Steve Carell) and Lucy Wilde (Kristen Wiig) for too long, and the new chief of the Anti Villain League isn't happy about it and fires them. Eager to get their jobs back Gru receives word that he has a long lost twin brother named Dru (Carell also) who invites him to his home in a country known as Freedonia (the same country that Groucho Marx ran in Duck Soup). Dru attempts to get Gru back into villainy. Gru manages to resist the urge for a whole 5 minutes. The master plan is to now steal a diamond from Bratt and hopefully be readmitted to the Anti Villain League. Along the way we have numerous sub plots involving Lucy trying to be a good mom, the Minions fed up with lack of crime and going to jail (it's never specified how that happens), Agnes (Nev Scharrel) wanting to find a unicorn after hearing a legend, Bratt wanting to destroy Hollywood in revenge for rejecting him as a teenager, and the relationship between Gru and Dru. In all honesty I think there's more plots than The Dark Knight Rises. This is really the biggest problem. A Despicable Me movie really doesn't need this many plot threads. Most of the time the movie just jumps around to each one and it comes off as being unfocused. Kids will probable be fine with it and it is enjoyable enough, but I don't think it's as good as the other three.

Despicable M3 is a film directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda. Honestly speaking I am a fan of this series. I loved the first two films, the Minions spin off was also OK. I saw both the trailers of the film and loved them.

Plot: Gru faces off with a new villain named Balthazar Bratt and simultaneously also bonding with his long lost twin brother Dru.

Story and direction: Despicable Me franchise is the most successful one of the Illumination's production. And as I said before, I am a fan of the series. I saw the first scene and I thought, "Yes I am about to get a great film". But that was it. Yup. That was it. But I am not saying it was a bad film. Despicable Me has not produced a great villain since Vector (who was both funny and menacing). Balthazar is a very flat character. I was shouting to please give some character to it. But thank god for introducing Gru's brother. That portion was actually kind of good. I hoped the writers could have actually focused on that. Also the Minions were very small portion in the film. Yes. I know here Gru is the main person. But still..... Here Gru's mother and Dr. Nefario (non Existent in this film) who are also some great characters were not given scope. We have some very silly kind of subplots like Agnes trying to get a unicorn, Margo being forced into an engagement, etc... Even the ending left a possibility for the fourth film. If this film would have focused on the two brothers, it would have been great.

Favorite Scene: I guess it would be where the Minions go in a studio and sing a song in their Minion language. That was a great scene.

Verdict: This film is actually better than the Minions spin off. But yes, the first two were far better. I still am crossing fingers for a good fourth film.

I will go with 7/10.

Once again, Steve Carell proves he's better at doing CGI voice-overs than he is at live-action comedy.

The movie begins with a retrospective news story about Balthazar Bratt; an ex-child TV star gone bad (Holy Danny Partridge, Batman!). Followed by the super-villainous, middle-aged version going after the world's biggest diamond in the modern day. When Gru and Lucy fail to capture him, however, it turns out that this is the _third_ such disastrous confrontation.

Result; termination of employment with extreme (though non-lethal) prejudice.

The rest of the film is like a cross between Disney's THE INCREDIBLES and the Ah-nuld/Devito comedy TWINS. Carell does an admittedly good job making Drew appear to be a more naive/less competent version of Old Gru (the villainous one from the first film) simply by using a shriller voice combined with wavy-blond CGI hair! So, who better to help him overcome that handicap than his long-lost brother who once stole the Moon, itself?

Speaking of shrill voices; once again, the Minions are voiced--at higher RPM's--by French executive producer Pierre Coffin. Although, the sub-plot about their going to prison for loitering and trespassing wasn't as hilarious as it could have been, I still got a kick out of the French version of that old Gilbert and Sullivan classic, "The Modern Major General."

I also loved Julie Andrews' cameo "appearance" as the voice of Gru's mother (now a cougar-ish dowager). Priceless!

But, of course, what really stole the show (as in the first two films) was the lovability of Little Agnes. This time, on the hunt for a "really live unicorn."

Add all of the above--plus some STAR WARS and Marx Brothers references-- to a toe-tapping, finger-snapping, head-bobbing sound track from the Eighties (back when MTV actually lived up to the name "Music Television") and you've got another winner from Sony/Illumination.

Whoever said one is enough. In a world of sequels, prequels and spin-offs, where more is considered to be better, Despicable Me 3 movie storms in like a flick that has still got some juice left. Well, who knew it really had! There are still plenty of things to milk, even though there was supposed to be a happy ending after every part. Plots are layered up deliberately to build something new and tacky, and boy has it worked every time. Luckily even this time it didn't disappoint.

With a far-fetched plot to introduce Gru's twin brother Dru into the flick, Despicable Me 3 movie might have seemed a tad absurd from the trailers. But it turns out the movie is quite fun actually. It packs in ample humour if not matching the levels of its predecessors, gives every important character quite a good amount of screen time, making the minions hilarious as ever and builds up a great exciting villain from scratch.

At times you feel the Despicable Me 3 movie drag a little, scrounging for every bit of story it could get, and there are countless occasions wherein you feel the dearth of humour badly. But it manages to hold tightly somehow owing to its calm sense of storytelling. It retains ample focus, constantly letting that smile stay on your face.

Despicable Me 3 Movie Plot (Spoilers Ahead)

For the plot here we have Gru (Steve Carrell) being kicked out from AVL (Anti-Villain League) along with his wife Lucy (Kristen Wiig) for being unable to capture Balthazar Bratt (Trey Parker)even though he manages to save the world's most expensive diamond. With no jobs to support the family and reluctance to return to villainy, the Minions leave Gru.

Gru comes to discover that he has a twin brother named Dru. He and his family are summoned by Dru for a visit. Despite starting off on a wrong foot he comes to adore Dru for trying to flicker that spark of villainy in him. Lucy is having a hard time being a mother, trying to get on the good side of the kids. Agnes, this time voiced by Nev Scharrel, is obsessed with finding a real unicorn. She finds a one-horned goat slapping that title on it, and loving it profusely even though Gru breaks it to her that unicorns aren't real.

Meanwhile, Bratt steals the diamond back, and is on his way to execute his master plan of creating a monster sized version of him to destroy the city and make a major chunk of it fly. Also, as a side-plot, minions get arrested for trespassing from where they escape missing Gru terribly. After which, evil geniuses as they are, make an escape plan to reunite with him.

The Mission to Mess with Bratt

Gru and Dru get on a mission to bring the diamond back from Bratt as Dru beseeches him to teach villainy since it was in their blood. Gru agrees to it only secretly wishing to take the diamond back to AVL to get his and Lucy's jobs back. They infiltrate Bratt's den and somehow manage to get the diamond with the help of Lucy leaving Bratt in a sticky situation.

On returning and after saying final goodbyes, taking the diamond away from Dru, having a minor spat with him for not leaving the diamond as a trophy, Gru and his family are all ready to board the plane. That's when Bratt shows up disguised as Lucy and steals the kids and the diamond along with him.

He progresses with his plan to bring utter carnage by getting into his monster robot version and leaving the kids on a building's parapet. Gru reconciles with Dru and along with Lucy arrive to save the city. They meet minions on the way who begin following Gru.

Lucy saves the children while Dru internally damages the giant monster robot. Gru involves himself in a "dance fight" with Bratt defeating him eventually as minions explode the giant bubble gums (the weapon of Bratt) to save the city.

With diamond restored and Bratt captured, Gru and Lucy get their jobs back. The latter gets acknowledged as mother by the children which elates her beyond limit. Minions find a new villainous leader in Dru as they slink out at night to wreak some wicked havoc.

The Proper Flow

The beauty of Despicable Me 3 movie lies in its proper flow of events. Everything happens for a reason and everything has a natural order to it and they were bound to happen. There is ample focus in the frames, and things are less cartoonish than they used to be in other movies of Illumination Entertainment.

It doesn't forget the minions even though they revolt and aren't with the primary story-line of the movie. Directors Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin and Eric Guillon still find a way to include them by giving them a funny plot to chase. We have a new revolting minion named Mel who is introduced brilliantly into the tale.

There are important things you can take from the movie too. Gru's incapability to break a hopeful Agnes's heart when he wished to tell her about the unicorn's existence, and then breaking it to her anyway when the chips were down, and Agnes's acceptance to focus on the good things, her optimistic nature have been beautifully inserted. She is very thoughtful in trying to help Gru by selling her toys to make the difference.

The Final Verdict

Illumination Entertainment has been now paying attention to the bridges that were missing from a lot of its previous projects. Despicable Me 3 movie is quite an entertainer. It scores a little bit less in terms of humour but yes its very relatable. You will thoroughly enjoy it.

Despicable Me 3, what happened? It seems like the writers were running out of ideas. The Despicable Me movies have always been able to influence how much a certain family member was needed. The first one told about how Gru loved and needed the girls, the second told how the girls wanted a mom and Gru wanted a wife. This one was supposedly about Gru meeting his long lost brother. But there is no good reason why he needs his brother at all. Just for continuity sake I guess.

The minions are not funny on this film, they just drag the plot along, and make you wonder when they will just disappear. Lucy is trying to get used to her role as a mother, but does terrible. She literally forces Margo to participate in a courting ceremony just so she could look Maternal? Bad, just bad.

Next, Agnes and her unicorn. Of course she learns that a crazy guy says he saw a unicorn in The Valley, so she goes to find one. While watching I was thinking: "They're going to make her find one because they think she's adorable. They're going to make her find one because they think she's adorable". I was half right. She found a goat, but the fact that they passed it off as a unicorn shows how bad this series is going.

Finally, the villain. He doesn't deserve for me to mention his name, that's how forgettable he was. Honestly, it's not menacing or scary when your villain just says over and over "I'VE BEEN A BAD BOY!" It just makes them seem immature. Vector and El Macho were different. Vector was nerdy, but he could pose a threat when needed. El Macho was menacing, and he knew what he was doing the whole time. This villain was terrible, he brought down the movie even more. The fact that he forced Gru, the former master of all evil to do a dance fight was just cringeworthy.

Will I see Despicable Me 4? Probably, it depends on if the franchise redeems itself. Right now, it's starting to become Ice Age.

Back again, in this 3rd Despicable Me film Gru and Lucy get sacked by the Anti Villain League for failing to stop the largest diamond in the world being stolen by Balthazar Bratt (a child star of the 80's turned super villain). Gru learns of his long lost brother Dru, somebody that's worlds apart but still managed to be a super villain in his own right. Teaming up they attempt to get revenge on Balthazar, while Lucy and the girls have their own adventures. The minions end up in jail and have their own issues to deal with.

Another fun film with all the voices you've come to know across the trilogy. It's got the same beauty as the first two films and manages to further the characters development. The plot is a little weak compared to the first films. For me it feels like the concept is getting a little tired now, it's a decent watch, but I didn't laugh as much, nor did I care as much as in the first two films. I was more amused at Balthazar Bratt and the 80's references than the main story, but that's because I'm a product of the 80's myself. Having done 3 movies now, 4 if you count the stand alone Minions film, I get the impression that the series is coming to an end. It's still watch this if it was on repeat sometime, but I wouldn't go out of my way for it. 6 out of 10.

Hello everyone, now I first thought of not giving this a review, but since I got more interested, I decided to do this so here we go! Now if you want to know my thoughts on the other Despicable Me films, well, the first film was okay, it had pretty terrible animation, but it had a lot of both funny and emotional moments, the second was also decent, while it had some pretty dark moments, it had a much better animation and it was also funny, and as for this one, it´s also okay but that´ll be explained later, as for now, we´re going to dive into the plot. The plot is about this villian called Baltazar Brat has stolen a rare diamond, Gru & Lucy try to stop him but they fail and so they get fired, a day later, Gru gets a call from his twin brother Dru who wants to impresse his father by being evil, so they decide to stop Brat from rulling the world, while this is going on, Lucy tries to be a mother to the girls, however she ends up getting Margo a boyfriend and Agnes finding a unicorn, and that´s pretty much the only way I can describe the story. The pros 1. It has a pretty good animation, sure people can find it bright and way to colorfull, but since this was done by Illumination, you could´ve expect this type of animation, not only that but the models are pleasent and the animation is smooth. 2. The humor is pretty funny and has a tone that does a good job at being like the first two movies. 3. It has emotional and sad moments packed with character arc that once again, does a good job of resembling the other movies. The cons. 1. It has alot of subplots like: Gru wants to take down Baltazar Brat, Gru meets his twin brother, Lucy wanting to be a mother to the girls, Margo gets a boyfriend, Agnes wants to find a unicorn, the Minnions end up going to jail and Gru dealing with the decision of weather going back to becoming a villian or not, and belive it or not, these plots do indeed have issues, some will be talked later, but anyway, the ´´Agnes wants a unicorn´´ plot feels pointless because why do we need a plot about an infant wanting to find a unicorn and the Mnnions plot feels like something that would´ve worked better if the Minnions and Gru were arrested. 2. This movie is incredibly unoriginal, first off, the plot of Gru meeting Dru makes it seem like a Jack and Jill ripoff, Baltazar Brat feels like a ripoff of Vector from the first movie as he literally does the same things as Vector and Margo finding a boyfriend plot just already feels like a ripoff from the second movie, only this time, is much shorter. In the end, this movie is just okay, not anything great nor anything bad, just okay, would I recomend this film? Well, I think the people who personnaly enjoy a lot of plots with anything new, then they migth enjoy this film.

Despicable Me 3 is the 2nd sequel off the 2012 film and this time GRU(Steve Carrell) finds out he has a twin brother(voiced by the same person) who wants to become a villain like GRU before he married Lucy(Kirsten Wigg) and adopted 3 girls.

We are also introduced to a new villain named Blatzar Bratt(Voiced by Trey Parker) who is a former child star from the 80s and is obsessed with 80s fashion and music. He also is a master of disguise as he steals a diamond in disguise as a heavily man. So its up to GRU and Dru to retrieve the diamond and save the day.

Overall I enjoyed this film,its not as good as the first two films but if you 80s style music than check it out.

6/10

The first Despicable Me I really enjoyed, the second one was okay but not that great, the Minions one was mediocre, and this third one is iffy. Despicable Me has also had shorts and I saw a few of them like the House Makeover one, the Training Wheels one, and the one that played before Secret Life of Pets. The Training Wheels one was okay, the House Makeover one was pretty good, but the one that played before Secret Life of Pets was sub-par.

I think that they need to stop milking this franchise because Despicable Me is just getting worse and worse with each movie and short and from the cliffhanger in the end, I could tell that there's probably going to be a fourth one about Dru's career as a villain. And what's going to happen? Dru and maybe even Gru are going to meet their dad who they haven't seen in a long time and maybe bring him into the family? Are the girls going to find out that their biological parents abandoned them and leave Gru to live with their parents? And what if they make a T.V. series?

None of the characters I thought were very good and are shadows of their former selves. The new characters, Evil Bratt is obvious and Dru is an unnecessary character, he caused trouble for Gru and doesn't even know how to drive yet he has a car. Lucy is annoying with how aggressive and hyper she acts and an unnecessary mom and teammate of Gru and she and Gru are burdening a 6-year-old little girl with stuff about work. Which I think is too much for a 6 year old to comprehend. Not to mention, the kids act too precocious now. Like how could a 6-year-old girl know how to cook soup? She also sold her unicorn, well, Despicable Me is dead now. Isn't she too young to be even thinking about businesses anyway? And she adopts a goat? Why would she adopt a wild animal? And the minions are now more annoying trouble-makers than ever.

There are too many popular songs in there. But I really loved the end credits song. This movie is kind of like a rehash of Despicable Me 1, 2, and Minions. A villain causes destruction to the town towards the end, the girls get kidnapped by the villain, and a boy falls in love with Margo and even talks about getting engaged with her even though they're too young. And he also does embarrassing things such as smooching all over her.

Edith's voice actor sounded a bit too old for her age.

There are a few good things to say about this film, the action scenes are alright, there were some heart-warming moments between Gru and Dru and I like how they help each other, and I also like how they got three different stories going on, one about Lucy and the girls, one about the Minions, and one about Gru and Dru being spies. Agnes's new voice actor did pretty good on her character and I think she sounds kind of like Elsie Fischer, but I still miss Elsie Fischer's sweet, babyish voice but she no longer has that voice.

This movie was clichéd, silly, cartoonish, predictable, slow, and therefore boring. I barely laughed at even one part, the humor was lowbrow and the dialogue foolish. And I can probably guess what the fourth one is going to be about and that there may be a fifth one.