Meanwhile, Vector - a nerdy and hugely ambitious rookie supervillain, drawn to look a little like Bill Gates - makes a most irritating thorn in Gru’s side. These fellows mean well but aren’t always as efficient as Gru would like. Indeed, that was a Minion one saw before the opening credits, the one that looked like a miniature Gumby but in yellow not green.
Gru is surrounded with an army of tireless little Minions. So when asked to design a dart gun, he concocts something that sounds like dart, only the word begins with an “f.” Nefario (Russell Brand), is like James Bond’s Q, a genius at inventing devices. The film is overrun with colourful characters. The bespectacled Margo (Miranda Cosgrove) is the trio’s sensible, strong-willed ringleader, but Agnes (Elsie Fisher) and Edith (Dana Gaier) are no less staunch in their insistence that their new “father” should take them to ballet class, ride a roller coaster and read bedtime stories. In a somewhat unconvincing plot turn, Gru becomes convinced the solution to his Vector problem lies in three adorable orphan girls, whom he quickly adopts. Gru’s unsupportive, sarcastic mom (Julie Andrews, would you believe?) doesn’t make things any easier, either. Supervillains can have bad days, too, apparently, and Gru is having a doozy. This someone turns out to be his nemesis, Vector (Jason Segel). Acquiring this weapon should be an easy task for a supervillain, but, oops, just as Gru steals it, someone else steals it away from him. Some villain has stolen an Egyptian pyramid! Flushed with shame and outrage, Gru vows to steal the moon. You see, some villain out there has overshadowed Gru. His evil deeds are a cry for attention, and his thickly accented voice - but what accent is that, exactly? - articulates a personality struggling to manage his own injured ego. Even as Gru issues threats, plots dastardly deeds and pops a child’s balloon, Carell hints at the little boy lost within this blackened soul.
But when a star gives a performance as delectable as Steve Carell does with Gru, it’s very much worth it. As the banker who finances supervillains in their nefarious schemes points out, Gru’s sinister plots “don’t turn a profit.” Which hurts Gru’s feelings.Ĭasting well-known actors for the voices in cartoons has its pros and cons. Mind you, this supervillain, who goes by the name of Gru, is only marginally successful at villainy. The film’s comedy lies in a clash of opposites: a supervillain who loves to mess with everyone while committing high-profile crimes versus three little orphan girls whose wills are every bit as strong as his.
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