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Gru is probably closer, and not in a literal way, but to an old Bond style villain than any other sort of cinematic villain.
/Film Visits Illumination Entertainment and the Editing Room of Despicable Me | /Film 2010
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Even Despicable Me was born out of character - they came up with the evil villain Gru way before they had even begun to devise a story.
/Film Visits Illumination Entertainment and the Editing Room of Despicable Me | /Film 2010
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Decent stuff, but Gru is nowhere near as interesting as, say, Syndrome from The Incredibles, or Jim Carrey's Count Olaf in A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Despicable Me – review Peter Bradshaw 2010
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Gru is probably closer, and not in a literal way, but to an old Bond style villain than any other sort of cinematic villain.
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Gru is trying to impress his mother (Julie Andrews), but is outdone by his wicked rival, Vector, who steals the Great Pyramid from Giza.
Despicable Me – review Philip French 2010
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Hirsch Gruner Veltliner #1 2010: Every wine-geek loves Gruner Veltliner and what is better than a gift you can call Gru Vee!?
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com George Miliotes 2011
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Despicable Me character 'Gru' is voiced by Steve Carell
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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It is not only our big actions (such as Gru's attempt to steal the moon) that define who we are, but also our little acts (such as his inability to wait in line).
Ms Magazine Blog » Magazine Natalie Wilson 2010
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Times are hard in the super-villain world, and Gru finds it tough to get funding from the banks (there's a nice wisecrack about Lehman Brothers) for his various megalomaniac wheezes.
Despicable Me – review Peter Bradshaw 2010
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Steve Carell voices the character of Gru, a career super-villain who presides over a secret lair populated by hundreds of little yellow creatures who do his bidding.
Despicable Me – review Peter Bradshaw 2010
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