Critic Reviews for Minions on Moviebuff.com

'Minions', does stretch into a credible and enjoyable spin-off, even if the film’s directors probably couldn’t explain how they did it

Gregory Wakeman, Cinema Blend

'Minions', do something Minion-y, and we're right back there with them, chuckling along

Mike Scott, New Orleans Los Angeles News

With charming elements galore, adorable gibberish talk and winsome screen presence, the film is cuteness overload

Mohar Basu, The Times of India

The noisy little sideshow 'Minions', were far funnier, and far more endearing

Peter Suderman, Washington Times

This is the kind of film that is hard to watch if, by chance, you end up with an over-enthusiastic kid sitting next to you

Udhav Naig, The Hindu

'Minions', feels like payback for taking too much enjoyment out of seeing Inside Out with the kids

John Hammerle, ChicagoNow

Minions has plenty a laughs throughout its running time, leaving you once again enamored and charmed by their cuteness and shenanigans

Robert Kojder, Flickering Myth

The film lags, beset with a litany of gratuitous characters and plot devices

Nathan Lerner, Bucks Local News

Minions deviates from annoying due to its sterling supporting vocal talent to become a wholly unique, fun, wacky, and boisterously entertaining addition to the franchise

Gregory Wakeman, Cinema Blend

'Minions', is consistently funny, beautifully animated and is sure to satisfy both young ones and adults, but this isn't quite the film it could have been

James Porter, Moviepilot.com

Unless your young ones are just absolutely, positively dying to see 'Minions', I say skip it

Jordan Hunt, CaryCitizen

It's a buzzkill to enter the world of 'Minions', only to see them once again be led astray by the ordinariness of human affairs

Eric Henderson, Slant Magazine

Too long to keep its audience glued, 'Minions', could have been a much better watch were it Minion sized

Paloma Sharma, Rediff

Poor Minions, they just want an evil master with a bit of dash, and they get depressed easily, I did, too

Brooke Corso, The Monitor

An inventive, energetic, and zany wiseguy toon that will have the kids in attendance going bananas

Bill Wine, CBS Local

Candy for the kids, pills for the parents

Marshall Fine, The Huffington Post

Those adorable yellow mini-dudes from 'Despicable Me' get their own movie — and the result is a bust

Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Talking in gibberish is strangely addictive and contagious, a fun ride for children and adults alike, which will certainly make for an entertaining day out

Kat Kourbeti, Flickering Myth

'Minions', is a different beast, and this one's for the kids

The Indian Express Source, Indian Express

Highly likeable and refreshing, it provides a valuable lesson without preaching and communicates much of its ideas and themes visually

Sudarshan Ramani, Deccan Chronicle

The story lacks a clear narrative and emotional throughline to connect all of the film’s set pieces

Boyd van Hoeij, The Hollywood Reporter

'Minions', the new movie, tests the notion that what audiences enjoyed as a side dish can satisfy as an entrée

Kathy Zerbib, The Wrap

'Minions', is a good movie, but then an extended shot of a Minion in a thong slaps you in the face and reminds that it kind of isn’t

Mike Sullivan, The Weekender

'Minions', is for better or for worse, too much of a good thing

Oliver Gettell, Los Angeles Times

Minions are about to take over our children’s hearts, not to mention they have already taken over all of the toy sections at the big retail stores

Dustin Heller, Fox 59 News

'Minions', starts strong but quickly runs out of steam

Chris Tilly, IGN

'Minions' ends with a nice surprise that only bolsters the thesis that these 'Minions', work best serving someone else

Sean P Means, The Salt Lake Tribune

'Minions', has idiosyncratic roots, but it’s a franchise play all the way

Jesse Hassenger, AV Club

'Minions', is probably going to be inescapable

Odie Henderson, Roger Ebert

'Minions', is basically meant as pure and harmless entertainment, nothing more or less, and in that sense, it succeeds

Edward Douglas, ComingSoon.net

It’s not a movie, it’s an eyesore

Drew Taylor, Indiewire

This prequel is a tad underwhelming when compared to the Despicable Me series

PipingHotViews Source , PipingHotViews

'Minions', certainly comes close to overstaying its welcome, but thankfully never quite becomes a burden

Eric Walkuski, JoBlo.com

Brian Lynch's script is a work of such evil, it transforms the lovable minions into annoying gremlins

Al Alexander, Wicked Local Belmont

'Minions', have all the elements and star power to be a great family entertainer

BollywoodLife Source, Bollywood Life

They are definitely getting a bit kiddier than hitherto, and a lot less age-straddling than the first Pixar films, still boisterous enough

Andrew Pulver, The Guardian

Defective plot aside, the 'Minions', are some cute little guys

The Inquisitr News Source, The Inquisitr News

There’s no denying the minions are adorable, but they’re strictly for the kids

David Blaustein, ABC News

'Minions', has very little to offer by way of inventive story, but 90 minutes go by quickly in the company of these bumbling scene-stealers

Rajeev Masand, Rajeev Masand

This is frenetic, wacky, looney off-the-wall fun all the way

Pete Hammond, Deadline

Whatever they may be missing as a main attraction, 'Minions', are undeniably cute

Tahoe Daily Tribune Source, Tahoe Daily Tribune