![]() The ever-resourceful youngster, though, steals the Zodiac Stone, kicking off a plot that will rope in the Anti-Villain League, an acupuncturist who is also a kung-fu master ( Michelle Yeoh) and a lot of crazed action with the Minions themselves.Īiming to split its time between Gru’s young days and more Minion action (because, after all, they’ve already had their origin story), this latest piece of ‘Despicable’ filmmaking finds itself torn in two directions, even with a relatively simple story.ĭirector Kyle Balda, working alongside Brad Ableson and Jonathan del Val, must wrangle a script by Matthew Fogel (who shares a story credit with ‘ Minions’ writer Brian Lynch) that wants to squeeze in as much madcap misbehavior as possible, juggling the new threat and some old faces all at the same time. With a vacant spot on the Six up for grabs, young Gru is invited to apply (they think he’s a small man, not a kid) but is laughed out of their underground lair when they learn the truth. Photo Credit: Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures. ![]() Henson), Stronghold (Danny Trejo), Nunchuck (Lucy Lawless)-address the Minions (foreground, backs to camera) in Illumination’s 'Minions: The Rise of Gru,' directed by Kyle Balda. The Vicious 6 -(from lower left) Jean Clawed (Jean-Claude Van Damme), Svengeance (Dolph Lundgren), Belle Bottom (Taraji P. Only Belle really gets much to do on the vocal front – the others are largely one-joke affairs with celebrity voices attached. The rest are an assortment of weirdos, including lobster claw-endowed Jean-Clawed ( Jean-Claude Van Damme), a strongman called Stronghold ( Danny Trejo), a psychotic nun named Nun-Chuck ( Lucy Lawless) and Swedish roller-skating baddie named Svengeance ( Dolph Lundgren). Henson), a Cleopatra Jones-style Blaxploitation spoof, all afro hair and slick gear. He’s angling to use its mystical power to turn his team into the most powerful group in the world.īut, following an ‘ Indiana Jones’-style quest that ends successfully, his gang steals the stone and leaves him for dead, replaced by new leader Belle Bottom ( Taraji P. ![]() The Vicious Six, a gathering of flamboyant baddies led (initially – his betrayal in this initial scene fuels part of the plot) by Wild Knuckles ( Alan Arkin), a white-haired former biker type who is on the hunt for a mysterious McGuffin known as the Zodiac Stone. Intriguingly, though, figuring that everyone knows who Gru and the Minions are already, this latest Illumination offering opens not with either of them, but in an establishing sequence that introduces the big villains here. This 1970s-set story aims to fill in some of the gaps of Gru ( Steve Carell) and the Minions’ early days together, so of course there are references to familiar ‘ Despicable Me’ touchstones. All Rights Reserved.Īside from the language stew chattering of the Minions, perhaps the biggest sound to be heard from the new sequel/prequel/pre-sequel ‘ Minions: The Rise of Gru’ is that of box-checking. The plot is mostly just a mechanism for Minion mayhem, allowing them the opportunity to pilot an airliner, learn kung fu from an acupuncturist (Michelle Yeoh) and repeatedly pronounce "San Francisco.'Minions: The Rise of Gru.' Photo Credit: Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures. More than any previous film, this one feels engineered to enable as much slapstick hijinks for the yellow ones as possible. Thankfully, "Rise of Gru” knows that its MacGuffins are nothing but Minion fodder. ![]() I'm sure you're just dying to know the fate of that amulet. In the fallout, Gru and the Minions sneak off with the amulet. With hair neatly combed, Gru shows up seeking his big break only to be immediately dismissed as a mere child. Henson), takes possession of a powerful amulet and then holds auditions for new members in the Vicious 6's San Francisco secret lair beneath a music store called Criminal Records. Its new leader, the disco-styled Belle Bottom (Taraji P. The Vicious 6 has jettisoned its founder, an aged nunchuck-wielding criminal named Wild Knuckles (Alan Arkin, a voice so distinctive that it pierces even something this cartoonish). The perfunctory storyline centers on Gru reaching for his diabolical dreams, and proving his mettle to an evildoer group called the Vicious 6. ![]()
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