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FILM REVIEW: ‘Despicable Me 3’ Finds Gru Bonding
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with Long-Lost Bro before Facing Formidable Foe
insists he first serve
as wheelman for the
proverbial “last big
heist” being pulled by
a trio of certifiable lu-
natics in Bats (Foxx),
Buddy (Hamm) and
Darling (Eiza Gonza-
lez). When the rob-
bery goes wrong, the
ever-resourceful Ba-
by’s survival instincts
kick-in in a primal
urge for self-preser-
vation.
A mind-blowing roll-
er coaster ride you’ll
never want to end!
By Kam Williams
For The Skanner News
“D
espicable Me
3” is actually
the fourth in-
stallment in the
animated franchise, pro-
vided you count the pre-
quel “Minions,” which
some may consider a
spinoff. Co-directed by
Pierre Coffin, Kyle Bal-
da and Eric Guillon, this
episode revolves around
Gru (Steve Carell) who
discovers that he has an
identical twin before fac-
ing-off against his most
formidable foe ever.
As the film unfolds, we
find the reformed repro-
bate and wife Lucy (Kris-
ten Wiig) being fired
from by the Anti-Villain
League for failing to
prevent Balthazar Bratt
(Trey Parker) from pur-
loining a priceless pink
diamond. FYI, Balthazar
was an adorable child
“
‘Despicable Me 3’
have the time for a fam-
ily outing to Fredonia to
meet Dru (also voiced by
Carell), the identical twin
Gru never even knew he
had. Other than sharing
the same barrel-chested
physique, the two are
different as night and
day. For Dru is handsome
with long blond hair and
Other than sharing the same
barrel-chested physique, the
two are different as night
and day
star until Hollywood had
no further use for him
when he hit puberty.
Embittered about being
kicked to the curb, he’s
ventured to the dark side
and is currently bent on
world domination. Yet
he’s a bit of a comical
figure, since he’s still
emulating the character
he played in the 1980s in
terms of his clothes, hair-
cut and musical taste.
Now that Gru and Lucy
have joined the ranks of
the unemployed, they
less of a Slavic accent.
Plus, he’s criminally in-
clined, and wants noth-
ing more than to pull a
heist with his relative-
ly-gnarly, bald brother.
However, Gru hopes
to kill two birds with
one stone by duping his
sibling into helping him
“steal” the precious gem
from Balthazar. What
Dru doesn’t know is that
his bro just wants to get
back into his boss’ (Jen-
ny Slate) good graces by
returning the stone to its
rightful owner.
While the twins em-
bark on that quest, the
other characters become
embroiled in more sub-
plots than you can shake
a stick at. Gru and Lu-
cy’s dating-age daughter,
Margo (Miranda Cos-
grove),
inadvertently
encourages an ardent ad-
mirer (Adrian Ciscato).
Their younger girls, Ag-
nes (Nev Scharrel) and
Edith (Dana Gaier), wan-
der off into the forest in
search of a fabled uni-
corn And the Minions
land in jail after being
arrested for trespassing.
The action is frenetic
and the multi-stranded
storyline eventually cul-
minates in a manic fina-
le featuring Balthazar
terrorizing Tinseltown
from the turret of giant,
bubbleg um-spewing
robot. Ninety minutes
straight of the sort of
overstimulation
kids
of the Attention-Deficit
Generation crave!
Very Good HHH
Rated PG for action and
rude humor
Running time: 90 min-
utes
Distributor: Universal
Pictures
To see a trailer for Despi-
cable Me 3, visit The Skan-
ner.com
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Baptist Church
Invites you to
join the celebration for
Pastor & Lady Johnny Pack’s
30th Pastoral Appreciation
Sunday, July 16th, 2017 at 3:00 pm
THEME:
“No Weapon Formed Against Thee Shall
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GUEST:
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Reverend Jonathan Bolden, Chairperson & Sister Anita Ball, Co-Chairperson
Dr. Johnny Pack IV, Pastor
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Excellent HHHH
Rated R for violence
and pervasive pro-
fanity
Running time: 113
minutes
Production Studio:
Working Title Films
Distributor: TriStar
Pictures
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