The Minions are a marvel of moronic maneuvers in the new Despicable Me origins movie, in theaters Friday. Without a master to serve, the little yellow guys seek out a new boss — and misguidedly settle ...

Scarlet Overkill, voiced by Sandra Bullock, second left, appears with minions Stuart, left, Kevin and Bob, right, in a scene from the animated feature, "Minions." "Minions," a Universal Pictures ...

Sidekicks rarely shine when thrust into the spotlight, but what about a few hundred of them? The Minions, having been the best part of the two previous “Despicable Me” movies, have swarmed the screen ...

Critic%27s rating%3A 2 1/2 stars out of 5 Animated prequel stars Sandra Bullock as supervillain Scarlett Overkill. Other celebrity voices include Jon Hamm%2C Allison Janney and Geoffrey Rush. If a ...

Sidekicks rarely shine when thrust into the spotlight, but what about a few hundred of them? The Minions, having been the best part of the two previous “Despicable Me” movies, have swarmed the screen ...

The little, yellow, gibberish-talking creatures that were the best things about the "Despicable Me" movies get the spotlight in "Minions," a fitfully entertaining movie squarely aimed at the ...

My final, panicked thought before the start of “Minions” at the theater was, “How am I going to understand an entire film about small yellow characters that speak only in gibberish? If you are ...

Given the cleverness of the two “Despicable” movies, the ineptitude of “Minions” comes as an astonishment. You can sense the studio chiefs saying: “Animators! We must have the best. Actors! Give us ...

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The Minions are as irresistible as ever. But “Minions” the movie is, I’m afraid, a tad uninspired. Those pill-shaped yellow creatures, who often wear goggles or in some cases goggle, are back with an ...

The little, yellow, gibberish-talking creatures that were the best things about the “Despicable Me” movies get the spotlight in “Minions,” a fitfully entertaining movie squarely aimed at the ...