'Henchmen': Film Review

hollywoodreporter.com:

Some evil geniuses have tailor-made crews of Minions to do their bidding; others have to hire their help the old-fashioned way.

Imagining the working-class frustrations of a heroes-and-villains world, Adam Wood's Henchmen centers on a kid who, until he can realize his dreams of evil grandeur, has to pay his dues by mopping up other bad guys' messes.

A voice cast packed with comic talent signed up for this expansion of Wood's 2014 short Henchmen: Ill Suited, and a trio of writers found the occasional witty aside to toss the actors' way.

But it's not just superhero fatigue that makes this feature feel generic and cheap —lively enough to keep young kids occupied, but preferably while parents are doing something more interesting in the next.