If you search for the meaning of Despicable in Hindi, then it is completely opposite to the joy that we get while watching this film series. This chromosome of the story of the film has been attracting children and adults alike for the last 14 years.
The film 'Despicable Me 4' is the sequel to the third film of this series which came seven years ago and brings forth a new mission of AVL, an organization working against the villains of the dangerous Gru. There are many and different exploits of the minions in the film and due to the abundance of these exploits, it seems many times that the film forgets its original story.
Gru's encounter with a dangerous enemy
The original story of the film 'Despicable Me 4' is the story of Gru and Maxim's efforts to prove themselves better than each other. Gru also used to shout and say, yes I am the villain. But, now he has become a family man. Junior Gru has given new dimensions to the story and whenever his daughters come on screen, they do some act or the other. Wife Gru is in her own tune. But, this time Gru's life is in danger. The dangerous criminal he sent to jail has escaped from jail and has now become a threat to Gru and his family. The organization working against villains sends him to a safe house but the matter does not remain safe here either.
The original story lost in interpolations
The writing of Mike White and Ken Daurio is the weak link of the film 'Despicable Me 4'. In the process of including interpolations of Minions in the film, they do not let the original story of the film develop. It is not known what is Maxim's crime, and what threat is he going to pose to the world in the future through his special power? Along with Maxim, the story of his female friend Valentina also does not get developed properly. Gru stealing Maxim's song in a high school program is a weak point in terms of the setup of such a big story. Both the writers have not created its payback in the story in a special way. The story of the Minions who are experimented upon in the laboratory to equip them with superpowers, also does not give any special novelty to the film.
The problem of including everything
The real problem of the film 'Despicable Me 4' is not that there is nothing in it. Rather, its problem is of a completely different kind and that is that it has so many interpolations that a separate film can be made on each such story. The fault of director Chris Renaud here is that he keeps jumping from one story to another and does not let any one story develop properly nor does he let the audience connect with it. The story of the Mega Minions is even more boring. Even when they destroy the city in an attempt to save it, this story does not have any effect on the main story. Even in the climax of the film, they do not seem to have any special importance in the story of the film and this is when all these Mega Minions have got the maximum opportunity in the promotion of the film.
A film worth passing time with children
Despite all these shortcomings, the film 'Despicable Me 4' can be watched at least once with the family and that is because Gru's effort to strike a balance between his profession and his family is worth watching. The whole episode of blackmailing the neighbour's daughter by threatening to expose him and convincing her to help him in a robbery is interesting. But, the background of the school that creates villains could have been used better and more interestingly in the story of the film. The background of the film tries its best to keep pace with its pace but except for one or two places, it only seems to add noise at other places.