This is the story of the Minions in Hollywood and how they decided to make a monster movie to save their careers and win an Oscar.
If you are a film lover you will need to see this film 9 or 10 times to catch all the references and throw away bits. The first third of this film is non-stop insanity with seeming every inch of the frame filled with wondrous or referentialbits or images. The amount of film references boggles the mind. After the first third the film settles down a bit but there are still tons of references.
After a manic first third the film settles down and the plot really kicks in. The rapid fire insanity is lessened as the drive to make a monster movie, with real monsters, and the minions quest to find a big bad to follow and the romance all take a turn front and center. Our interest shifts from trying to catch all of the references to seeing how the plot plays out.
I am not going to lie, I absolutely loved the manic first third. I loved that the film had a sense that anything could and would happen. What follows that isn't bad, it's just very structured and the sense that anything could happen at any moment is lost. For me the the five star opening becomes a four star film over all.
I loved this.
If you are a film nut you may want to splurge and see this on a big screen. I say that because I don't know how much is going to be lost on a TV or phone.
Go see it. You will laugh start toi finish.
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