There is an air of difference around Despicable Me 3 to all the films in the series but this is a film that is going to be lapped up by those that have grown up watching the franchise.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 22, 2023

Even though the story is fairly convoluted, it's worth taking your kids to see. There are laughs abounding.

| Aug 25, 2021

A constantly ka-chinging cash register disguised as a major motion picture, the utterly banal and utterly boring Despicable Me 3 is largely the animated equivalent of the current Transformers: The Last Knight.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Aug 16, 2021

This cute bubblegum animation almost grows stale, but continues to deliver...

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 4, 2021

Raises a smile when it is in silly mode but is less successful when it defaults to being a capital 'F' family film, which is far too often.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Mar 1, 2021

It's the spectacle of the gibberish-spouting Minions performing an inimitable version of 'I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General', the famous patter song from The Pirates of Penzance, that gives the greatest pleasure.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 20, 2020

Fortunately, the Minions are used in proper doses to break up the slower, less interesting digressions.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Dec 5, 2020

The minions are back up to their old tricks. They are cute in small doses and they don't overstay their welcome in this movie.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 5, 2020

Retaining enough of the heart and humor to keep us satisfied.

| Original Score: 3.0/4.0 | Sep 6, 2020

Despicable Me 3 isn't going to win any awards, but it's frenetic energy and dedication to adult-level silly is admirable, so much so that it's easily the best of the bunch.

| May 11, 2020

Despicable Me 3 has a lot going for it yet, somehow, it just doesn't have the same feel as the first two films and drags a little.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 5, 2019

Too many storylines, not enough Minions.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Jun 13, 2019

The cinematic equivalent of a movie jingling its keys...It's assuming that kids don't have an attention span beyond three-ish minutes.

| Apr 24, 2019

The family element, which was the central theme of the first two, is not captured as well here.

| Mar 9, 2019

It's nothing special, but it's not awful.

| Original Score: C+ | Feb 21, 2019

I end this look at the film, hoping the filmmakers will consider an end, as well. Gru and company have had a good run with levels of success most films can only dream of.

| Original Score: 6.25/10 | Dec 8, 2018

Despicable Me 3 is easy for young children to watch, but suffers from a lack of focused storytelling and an unwanted dedication to nostalgia.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Nov 9, 2018

Even with all the bells and whistles, and the introduction of a clever villain, Despicable Me 3 wears out its welcome quickly and turns into an overstuffed excursion that eventually becomes more exhausting than entertaining.

| Original Score: C | Oct 31, 2018

It [message] complements [its] absurdity perfectly within this consistently charming, welcomingly spare, and infectiously funny franchise.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Oct 12, 2018

What it lacks in the story department, the film makes up in creativity and silly fun for the whole family.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 30, 2018