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Despicable Me sweet-and-sour, and amusing rather than funny, "Despicable Me" can't help but be likable." Colin Covert of the "Star Tribune" gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying "You'll probably leave the theater smiling, but don't expect to be emotionally engaged, Pixar-style. You'll be tickled, not touched." Claudia Puig of "USA Today" gave the film three out of four stars, saying, "A whip-smart family movie that makes inventive use of the summer's ubiquitous 3-D technology is something worth cheering." Tom Keogh of "The Seattle Times" gave the film three out of four stars, saying ""Despicable Me" appeals