Bratt’s anti-Hollywood plan is diabolically entertaining, and Parker’s vocal handling is tubular perfection.
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His heists are always scored to another decade-defining hit, none more outstanding than Michael Jackson’s “I’m Bad.” Each step turns into another inch of moonwalking, while “Ja-mon!” spikes accent thrown punches (just when you thought Baby Driver would be the only film this week to match action to musical rhythms). Shoulder pads, dance-fights, keytar riffing to Van Halen’s “Jump” – there’s everything to love about Gru’s mullet-iest enemy. The product of child stardom and short-lived fame, Bratt’s entire aesthetic is I Love The 80s with an unavoidable South Park echo. Will Gru renounce his allegiance to good and dive back into his old, bad ways? If it means besting Balthazar Bratt (Trey Parker) – the criminal who got Gru fired – then what’s one more heist among blood relatives?ĭistracting, dull and underdeveloped is what.īalthazar Bratt is the Marvel villain the MCU never deserved, which is why he appears in Despicable Me 3. Except it’s less a reunion and more an opportunity to Gru to teach Dru the ways of being a supervillain. It turns out that Gru has a Freedonian brother named Dru (a jollier, blonde-haried Gru), who invites the whole family for a reunion.
Jobless, Gru and Lucy (who’s fired in solidarity) put their career hunting on hold when a bombshell drops. Gru rids the world of evildoers with his partner and wife Lucy (Kristen Wiig) – until being fired by new boss Valerie Da Vinci (Jenny Slate). Steve Carell is back once again as the voice of Gru, now a field agent for the Anti-Villain League.
Which is a shame, because Trey Parker’s Balthazar Bratt is one of the greatest supervillains ever introduced, only to be pushed aside for weaker material. Unicorn obsessions are sweet and motherly duties fight for acceptance, yet 90 minutes just isn’t enough time to dignify each aside. Writers Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio establish these tangential arcs meant to develop each singular character, which means less time for “hero” versus villain looniness. All the gadgets and gizmos still tinker with zaniness – and yes, your minions are safe – but Despicable Me 3 if a family reunion better avoided. His ambitions now steer towards righteousness. The former recluse is now a tamed father figure.
As the Despicable Me franchise continues to evolve, 2010’s dastardly Gru is but a distant memory.
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