Metacritic Movie Ratings
Despicable Me Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 91

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  Another 3-D animated kid movie demonstrates that cartoon storytelling pitched to young people is the last, best refuge of sprightly filmmaking this hard, hot summer.

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• 80

  out of 100

  Variety

  There's nothing like a little world domination to melt the most dastardly evildoer's heart. Since villains so often steal the show in animation, Despicable Me smartly turns the whole operation over to megalomaniacal rogue Gru.

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• 80

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  Despicable doesn't measure up to Pixar at its best. Nonetheless, it's funny, clever and warmly animated with memorable characters.

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• 75

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  The film is funny, energetic, teeth-gnashingly venomous and animated with an eye to exploiting the 3-D process with such sure-fire techniques as a visit to an amusement park.The sad thing, I am forced to report, is that the 3-D process produces a picture more dim than it should be.

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• 75

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  This fun-filled adventure avoids formula with a whimsical story and terrific voice casting.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  Despicable Me cannot be faulted for lack of trying. If anything, it tries much too hard, stuffing great gobs of second-rate action, secondhand humor and warmed-over sentiment into every nook and cranny of its relentlessly busy 3-D frames.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan

  The film throws so much ersatz cleverness and overdone emotion at the audience that we end up more worn out than entertained.

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