Minions and Monsters is an exceptionally fun film, but its title might leave you wondering. Small yellow Minions and fire-breathing monsters seem to belong to two completely different worlds. None of them seems able to do what the other does best. So how do they end up in the same film?
Curious? To find out, you’ll have to watch the little yellow troublemakers get into all sorts of mischief with the monsters. But there’s an even bigger surprise: we discover that the Minions are as old as cavemen!
It is also fascinating to see the Minions evolve and eventually find themselves in the 1920s Hollywood. Gru is not in this film. Instead, the story takes us back to a time when movies were still new. The Minions are once again searching for a new “master”, a bad guy like Gru. Instead, they end up in Hollywood, where their dream of becoming movie stars almost comes true — but everything turns into hilarious chaos when sound arrives in the world of cinema!
The film beautifully shows how movies evolved from silent films to talking pictures, with the Minions right in the middle of it all. The joke, “James, you can never be a director,” is a playful jab aimed at James Cameron, one of the greatest movie directors of our time.
The animation is amazing, especially given the time and era in which the story takes place. The strange monsters, beautifully recreated Hollywood world and fun pop-culture references keep the screen full of action.
Even though the arrival of “sound” takes away the Minions’ status as stars of the silent-movie era, they are hardly ever quiet! They keep speaking their funny mix of languages, making silly faces and using gestures that somehow make perfect sense.
In the 90-minute film, the story jumps quickly from one crazy situation to another.
Pierre Coffin, the director of four other Minion movies, may have altered the script to fit the runtime, which is why some viewers feel the monsters arrive too late or the story becomes less focused in the second half.
There is also a simple message hidden beneath all the madness: when you make a mistake, don’t run away from it — work together to fix it. The Minions learn that teamwork can turn even a giant disaster into a victory and help them become movie stars.
Published in Dawn, Young World, August 29th, 2026
