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35 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganScreen DailyFionnuala HalliganA surprisingly demented delight; a crazy, spirited, if simplistic fusion of off-beat adult humour blended with the sensibility of an anarchic toddler.
- 80Total FilmNeil SmithTotal FilmNeil SmithThe breakout stars of the Despicable Me franchise seize the spotlight in an enjoyably demented off-shoot that is guaranteed to send their young fans bananas.
- 80Time Out LondonTom HuddlestonTime Out LondonTom HuddlestonThe action sequences are wild, the jokes relentlessly dumb-but-smart, and the sheer sense of anything-goes daftness...is glorious.
- 75HitfixGregory EllwoodHitfixGregory EllwoodMinions lives and dies on its sight gags and luckily for Coffin and Balda they are almost non-stop.
- 70VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeStronger on concept than story, Brian Lynch’s Minions script emphasizes scale over quantity.
- 70TheWrapAlonso DuraldeTheWrapAlonso DuraldeWhile the minions are certainly little, yellow and different, Minions has probably mined them for about as much comedy as they can provide as leading men.
- 60EmpireOlly RichardsEmpireOlly RichardsFarty, burpy, fall-y over fun tied to a pretty inconsequential plot. Your kids will explode with joy.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyJoe McGovernEntertainment WeeklyJoe McGovernIf Minions were a toy, you’d hide its batteries.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe story [lacks] a clear narrative or emotional throughline to connect all of the film’s setpieces.
- 40The TelegraphRobbie CollinThe TelegraphRobbie CollinWhat’s surprising about Minions is that it squanders these yellow oddballs’ new-found freedom.