Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world.
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 4 wins & 24 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
It's not whether this prequel can mint money; that's a given. The questions is: Can the minions carry a movie all by their mischievous mini-selves? 'Fraid not.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jul 2015
rotten:
There's plenty of high-velocity comic inanity on display to keep kids happily diverted. But the movie's major flaw is an extension of its own premise: Search as they may, the minions never find a villain worthy of their subservience.
– Christopher Orr,
The Atlantic,
12 Jul 2015
rotten:
Fittingly, because they're pill-shaped, the Minions work best in small doses.
– Christy Lemire,
ChristyLemire.com,
12 Jul 2015
rotten:
With its episodic stream of slapstick gags, Minions has moments of piquant absurdity, but mostly its shrill-but-cutesy anarchy works as a visual sugar rush for the preschool set.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
13 Jul 2015
rotten:
I got tired of this joke before the movie ended, but I appreciate the gusto with which the filmmakers -- particularly Coffin, with his nimble vocalizations -- carried it out.