Gru, Lucy, Margo, Edith, and Agnes welcome a new member to the family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his girlfriend Valentina, an... Read allGru, Lucy, Margo, Edith, and Agnes welcome a new member to the family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his girlfriend Valentina, and the family is forced to go on the run.Gru, Lucy, Margo, Edith, and Agnes welcome a new member to the family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his girlfriend Valentina, and the family is forced to go on the run.
Steve Carell
- Gru
- (voice)
Kristen Wiig
- Lucy
- (voice)
Pierre Coffin
- Minions
- (voice)
Joey King
- Poppy Prescott
- (voice)
Will Ferrell
- Maxime
- (voice)
Sofía Vergara
- Valentina
- (voice)
Dana Gaier
- Edith
- (voice)
Madison Skyy Polan
- Agnes
- (voice)
- (as Madison Polan)
Miranda Cosgrove
- Margo
- (voice)
Steve Coogan
- Silas
- (voice)
Chloe Fineman
- Patsy Prescott
- (voice)
Laraine Newman
- Melora
- (voice)
- …
Brad Ableson
- Additional Voice
- (voice)
Eden Boulton
- Additional Voice
- (voice)
Cathy Cavadini
- Additional Voice
- (voice)
- (as Catherine Cavadini)
Will Collyer
- Additional Voice
- (voice)
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Did you know
- TriviaMuch like in Despicable Me 3 (2017), Agnes is recast once again due to age requirements.
- GoofsPoppy's braces disappear during the tree house scene.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Project: Episode dated 17 June 2024 (2024)
- SoundtracksEverybody Wants to Rule the World
Written by Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, and Chris Hughes
Performed by Steve Carell, Joey King, Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig
Featured review
A Film With Despicable Balance, But Lots Of Cute Charm And Fun
LIKES:
Animated Beautifully
Fun Voice Acting
Lots of Fun Movie References
Cute
Entertaining Pace
Some Old Magic Returns
References To Other DM movies
Fun
SUMMARY: Illumination's design is entertaining and unique to make exaggerated features enjoyable, whimsical, and it sticks in your mind with the vibrant colors and light. The fourth movie keeps to these cards and has stunning animation that is familiar, fun, and enjoyable for viewers like me just looking for cartoon antics. Alongside fun voice acting, mainly led by Carell and Coffin, Despicable Me keeps being entertaining quips of complaining, awkward enthusiasm, and gibberish that still hasn't completely left me in being entertained to watch as the humor unleashes. The movie makes cute references to previous installments in the film, while also poking at Hollywood's television and movie traditions and the fans that admire them. It's clever at times and brings that magic of the first film back in balancing witty dialogue, emotional growth of characters, and slapstick humor that had me hooked in this series. In this case, a heist and an operation of the Minions are my particular favorites where things came together in the right way to show potential for this series. These moments are fleeting mind you, but when they do emerge, they shine and remind me why I love this series in terms of entertaining fun. Whatever your interests are in terms of wit vs. Silly, I think this movie still thrives in being cute and fun, perfect for the audiences coming to the theaters to see this in hopes of just taking a break from reality with this entertainment value.
DISLIKES:
The Story Is Choppy
A Bit Too Silly/Messy
Predictable
Mediocre Villains
More of the other characters
Tried Too Much In One Movie
SUMMARY Despite this film being very fun and cute though, it's taken further steps from the magic of that first film. Primarily in story and balance, Despicable Me 4 had trailers portray a tale of new fatherhood and a new place in life after some concerns with the new villain in town. It sounds like something akin to movies one and two, but that fell to the wayside very quickly and became this choppy tale of three different groups that never quite reached the potential they were going for. It's a messy anthology with tales that struggle to fully mesh together, with predictable gimmicks and cliché finishes that did little to wow me. Mediocre villains that have limited involvement or attachment to the plot only weaken the story, making a thin backbone to build on for the sake of more silliness that had the younger members (and young at heart) laughing up a storm. Again, this is cute, but such sporadic handling of the purpose of this movie made it sparkle less than the previous installments. In addition, the movie decided to add more characters to an already loaded piece, and many of these have had a reduction in their purpose, place, and involvement that might disappoint fans. Fans of Agnes, Margo, Edith, Lucy, and even Dr. Nefario or Gru's twin brother will be disappointed to know they do very little in this film, with a focus on Gru, Poppy, and Junior, alongside the merchandised Minions. Without this balance or really looming threat, Despicable Me 4 became another example (to me) of a film trying too much in one movie and hoping it sticks.
THE VERDICT: The fourth "main" installment continues the trend of a fun movie that is just good for passing the time and enjoying the distractions that movies can have. Gru and his family are still as cute, cuddly, and silly as ever, and they continue to bring the silliness that will have families cracking up and enjoying being together in their adventures. Beautiful animation brings the antics alive with good voice acting, delivering some of that wit and charm well, but always keeping it family-friendly no matter the underlying tones they set. However, this movie has merged the silliness of minions with the charm of Despicable Me, which is charming and fun, but fails to balance both of their strengths leading to a very disorganized plot. The fourth movie spreads the story out too much in an attempt to utilize all the pieces that make the film have less drive or purpose outside of just making you laugh. This is of course okay, but compared to some of the other films in this series, it's sad to see that cleverness and storytelling gone in place of 90 minutes of uber-ridiculous antics. Is it worth a trip to the theater? Absolutely. It's got plenty of spectacle to be in the theater, and a group outing maximizes this film's entertainment value. In regards to my scores, the final scoring is:
Animation/Adventure/Comedy: 7.0 Movie Overall: 6.0-6.5.
Animated Beautifully
Fun Voice Acting
Lots of Fun Movie References
Cute
Entertaining Pace
Some Old Magic Returns
References To Other DM movies
Fun
SUMMARY: Illumination's design is entertaining and unique to make exaggerated features enjoyable, whimsical, and it sticks in your mind with the vibrant colors and light. The fourth movie keeps to these cards and has stunning animation that is familiar, fun, and enjoyable for viewers like me just looking for cartoon antics. Alongside fun voice acting, mainly led by Carell and Coffin, Despicable Me keeps being entertaining quips of complaining, awkward enthusiasm, and gibberish that still hasn't completely left me in being entertained to watch as the humor unleashes. The movie makes cute references to previous installments in the film, while also poking at Hollywood's television and movie traditions and the fans that admire them. It's clever at times and brings that magic of the first film back in balancing witty dialogue, emotional growth of characters, and slapstick humor that had me hooked in this series. In this case, a heist and an operation of the Minions are my particular favorites where things came together in the right way to show potential for this series. These moments are fleeting mind you, but when they do emerge, they shine and remind me why I love this series in terms of entertaining fun. Whatever your interests are in terms of wit vs. Silly, I think this movie still thrives in being cute and fun, perfect for the audiences coming to the theaters to see this in hopes of just taking a break from reality with this entertainment value.
DISLIKES:
The Story Is Choppy
A Bit Too Silly/Messy
Predictable
Mediocre Villains
More of the other characters
Tried Too Much In One Movie
SUMMARY Despite this film being very fun and cute though, it's taken further steps from the magic of that first film. Primarily in story and balance, Despicable Me 4 had trailers portray a tale of new fatherhood and a new place in life after some concerns with the new villain in town. It sounds like something akin to movies one and two, but that fell to the wayside very quickly and became this choppy tale of three different groups that never quite reached the potential they were going for. It's a messy anthology with tales that struggle to fully mesh together, with predictable gimmicks and cliché finishes that did little to wow me. Mediocre villains that have limited involvement or attachment to the plot only weaken the story, making a thin backbone to build on for the sake of more silliness that had the younger members (and young at heart) laughing up a storm. Again, this is cute, but such sporadic handling of the purpose of this movie made it sparkle less than the previous installments. In addition, the movie decided to add more characters to an already loaded piece, and many of these have had a reduction in their purpose, place, and involvement that might disappoint fans. Fans of Agnes, Margo, Edith, Lucy, and even Dr. Nefario or Gru's twin brother will be disappointed to know they do very little in this film, with a focus on Gru, Poppy, and Junior, alongside the merchandised Minions. Without this balance or really looming threat, Despicable Me 4 became another example (to me) of a film trying too much in one movie and hoping it sticks.
THE VERDICT: The fourth "main" installment continues the trend of a fun movie that is just good for passing the time and enjoying the distractions that movies can have. Gru and his family are still as cute, cuddly, and silly as ever, and they continue to bring the silliness that will have families cracking up and enjoying being together in their adventures. Beautiful animation brings the antics alive with good voice acting, delivering some of that wit and charm well, but always keeping it family-friendly no matter the underlying tones they set. However, this movie has merged the silliness of minions with the charm of Despicable Me, which is charming and fun, but fails to balance both of their strengths leading to a very disorganized plot. The fourth movie spreads the story out too much in an attempt to utilize all the pieces that make the film have less drive or purpose outside of just making you laugh. This is of course okay, but compared to some of the other films in this series, it's sad to see that cleverness and storytelling gone in place of 90 minutes of uber-ridiculous antics. Is it worth a trip to the theater? Absolutely. It's got plenty of spectacle to be in the theater, and a group outing maximizes this film's entertainment value. In regards to my scores, the final scoring is:
Animation/Adventure/Comedy: 7.0 Movie Overall: 6.0-6.5.
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Box office
- Budget
- $100,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $273,317,885
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $75,009,210
- Jul 7, 2024
- Gross worldwide
- $588,918,216
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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