The Bearded Trio

DESPICABLE ME 3 Starring the voices of Steve Carrell, Kristen Wiig, Jenny Slate, Trey Parker  and Julie Andrews Screenplay by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio Directed by Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin, Eric Guillon Reviewed by Patrick Gibbs  Out of Four The huge and unexpected success of 2010's Despicable Me changed the dynamic of animation in Hollywood. Someone besides Disney or even DreamWorks had now crashed the party and created a mega hit complete with all of the necessary elements for major marketability, and it had crossover appeal to adults. As with any animated franchise, the more it became sequelized and over milked, the less adult friendly it became (the Minions movie was a bit of a chore to sit through), but it has remained a blockbuster game changer and it put Illumination on the map, taking DreamWorks' place as the number two animation studio at the box office. Despicable Me 3 begins with Gru (Steve Carrell) and his new wife Lucy (Kristen Wiig), agents f...