Now Playing: Stephanie Zacharek's Video Review of Despicable Me!

zacharek_despicable_me_vid_225.jpgTo hear Movieline's chief critic Stephanie Zacharek tell it, this is a truly sterling weekend for new movies: A pair of releases crested just shy of the prestigious 10-out-of-10 mark, including The Kids Are All Right and the dandy animated entry Despicable Me. You've heard (and read) Stephanie's take on Kids, but what exactly makes Despicable Me worthy of this glory? As the great Warner Wolf would say, "Let's go to the videotape!"

(And of course read Stephanie's full review here.)

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