Despicable Me 4 (U)

Those irksome cartoon banana bugs are back in business. After 14 years and six films, Illumination’s animated franchise shows no sign of slowing down.

Gru (Steve Carrell) begins with his arrival at a high school reunion in Europe; a castle in the mountains, where the Class of ’85 has assembled. Gru, who has long ago converted to working for the powers of light, confronts a new nemesis: former classmate Maxime Le Mal (Will Ferrell). Maxime has a weapon that turns everyone into cockroaches, and when he goes all out to attack Gru and his wife Lucy (Kristen Wiig), their family must relocate to a new city with fake names. And it is in this new suburban dullness that Gru is discomfited to meet the kid next door: Poppy (Joey King) who has a proposition for him. Meanwhile, Silas Ramsbottom (Steve Coogan), has developed fancy tech  for evolving the little yellow minions up to a new level of crime-fighting excellence.

Speaking of Minions, everyone’s favourite yellow critters are turned into superheroes — dubbed the Mega Minions. They’re presented with a clever twist that allows for a fair amount of chuckles