Despicable Me Family Review

When a criminal mastermind uses a trio of orphan girls as pawns for a grand scheme, he finds their love is profoundly changing him for the better.In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden beneath this house is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru (Steve Carell), planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. He is going to steal the moon. Gru delights in all things wicked. Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way. Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad. The world's greatest villain has just met his greatest challenge: three little girls named Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier), and Agnes (Elsie Fisher).—Universal PicturesHaving a flair for high-profile crime, Gru, humankind's undisputed public enemy number one and history's most despicable supervillain, finds himself with his back to the wall when cunning arch-rival Vector manages to outshine him. Now only an outrageously ambitious plan involving the snatching of the moon, three adorable cookie-selling sisters, and the devastating Shrink-Ray gun can help Gru earn a place in the pantheon of mega-criminals. However, teaching Vector a lesson is never a walk in the park. Can Gru, the sweet scoundrel with a heart of gold, meet the challenge?—Nick Riganas