Minions & Monsters

Laughed my ass off more than I expected to for a Minions sequel. That's the headline.

There's a real sweetness threaded through this one too, mostly in the James and Henry friendship. It gives the movie something to hold onto in between the chaos, and honestly it worked on me. I wasn't expecting to actually feel a little something.

Laughed my ass off more than I expected to for a Minions sequel.

The animation is top-notch. That's Illumination doing what Illumination does, and at this point you know what you're getting. It looks great on a big screen, but it would look great anywhere.

Runtime's dialed in just right. Long enough to get your money's worth, short enough that nobody's checking their phone. Perfect flick for a rainy afternoon or when it's too hot to be outside doing anything useful.

As a continuation of the Minions saga, it delivers. It's funny, occasionally hilarious, a little bit warm, and it doesn't try to reinvent anything. Sometimes you just want the yellow guys to cause problems on purpose and you want to laugh about it. Mission accomplished.

I'd watch it again. Take the whole family.