Despicable Me
User Score
7.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 299 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 264 out of 299
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 299
  3. Negative: 15 out of 299

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  1. cmcc
    Jul 10, 2010
    4
    Old jokes. I felt like I had already seen this move.
  2. MargaretL.
    Jul 11, 2010
    2
    Strictly for kids. I laughed maybe 3 times out loud. Very tired jokes, nothing really funny and new if you've seen the trailers.
  3. ryancarroll88
    Aug 26, 2010
    4
    The movie's formula might be "cute and fluffy" but plot and jokes are nothing worth remembering and Steve Carrell has never been less funny. The little girls and minions give a few good laughs, though.
  4. man
    Apr 19, 2011
    1
    I was soooo dumb to give this movie a chance!It looked stupid even when I first found out about it!That says a lot!I really wanted to give this movie a zero,but the only small ray of light in this movie is Miranda Cosgrove as the voice of Agnes,one of three girls adopted by the main guy Gru(Steve Carell.I was not at all surprised saying how much I hated this movie to everyone,because Steve Carell is another one of those talentless excuses for an actor.Every movie I've seen him in sucks!Now Miranda lending her voice to this movie was a pleasant surprise,because everyone including me loves her from ICarly.It was nice to hear her voice in an animated movie for once.But the rest of the voice talent is a mess!I had heard from almost everyone how funny this movie was,which is why I decided to give it a chance.Oops.I guess I should only listen to my opinion on a movie for once,because I laughed zero times and ridiculed this dolt of a movie.Summing up,a more suiting title for this mess of a farce is Despicable Movie.Avoid it!… Expand
  5. likes2sing
    Dec 1, 2010
    2
    You are led to believe that this is about a bad guy who because of some adorable kids, becomes a good guy. In fact, it really a story about some terrible animation (from a much overused style) about a guy who isn't really that bad (he has minions that he does care about - knows their names, asks how they're doing...), isn't very good at pulling off bad pranks (steals the Statue of Liberty - the small one from Las Vegas), and is just focused on the moon from a childhood experience. The movie handles the 'adoption' terribly - I mean can you really walk into an orphanage and bring home 3 kids in a day on the basis of some obviously made up references? There are just so many things wrong with the plot it's just ridiculous, but even if you want to give it a pass because it's a "kid's movie" and you have to pretend to be stupid for those types of movies, then fine let's focus on the animation. Somewhere between Shrek and The Incredibles, it became "the thing" to do a certain type of animation that got just enough realism to do people correctly, but not too much to be freaky. Since then, this and every other animated movie that comes has to follow this style. The problem is that the style is a compromise, that only works so-so. Just like this movie.… Expand
  6. kylerawks
    Dec 25, 2012
    0
    Very stupid movie. Even though i haven't seen it, i still think it is 100000000% stupid and my opinion on it wont change. The little kid humor is why this movie deserves to not ever exist. I am 100% sure i am not going to see this movie.

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Metascore
72 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 35 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. Boxoffice Magazine
    Reviewed by: Pete Hammond
    90
    A rousingly funny, heartfelt and imaginative 'toon blessed with the vocal talents of Steve Carell and loaded with whimsy and smarts.
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    91
    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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  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    80
    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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