Despicable Me 2

2013·98 minPG·English

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7.36275%3.3/5

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Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.

What critics thought

Broadly liked but not beloved, the sequel earned mostly favorable notices for its cheerful animation and reliable laughs while a significant minority of critics felt it had sanded off the original's subversive edge — Gru's villain-gone-good arc struck many as a trade of bite for blandness. The Minions were a consistent highlight, though several reviewers noted they were still underused, and the spy-caper plot was widely seen as thin scaffolding.

“What's missing—and this was the crucial component of part one—is a little sour to undercut the sweet. Like its protagonist, a bad guy gone boringly good, Despicable Me 2 has no edge. It's fatally nice and insufficiently naughty.”
A.A. Dowd·The A.V. Club
“It's a credit that the writing can be so funny in the moment, that it takes time to realize there's no cohesive story, zero dramatic tension and nary a practical lesson for either the characters in the film or the people watching in the theater.”
Peter Hartlaub·San Francisco Chronicle
“It is consistently diverting and so cute you'll want to pet it. Yet it is also weightless and lacks a center.”
Stephen Holden·The New York Times
“Co-directors Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin, who do Minion voices expertly, never let up on the laughs. A fart joke in 3-D may not be three times as wacky, but the high spirits of Despicable Me 2 are irresistible fun.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“The minions are still wacky scene-stealers—and once again, we don't get nearly enough of them—but Gru and his daughters have been blanded down to bad-sitcom level.”
Alonso Duralde·TheWrap

Accolades

Genres

Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Cast & Crew

Pierre CoffinDirector

Chris RenaudDirector

Steve CarellGru (voice)

Kristen WiigLucy (voice)

Benjamin BrattEduardo / El Macho (voice)

Miranda CosgroveMargo (voice)

Dana Gaier EllisEdith (voice)

Elsie FisherAgnes (voice)

Russell BrandDr. Nefario (voice)

Ken JeongFloyd (voice)

Steve CooganSilas (voice)

Moisés AriasAntonio (voice)

Nasim PedradJillian (voice)

Kristen SchaalShannon (voice)

Heitor PereiraComposer

Cinco PaulWriter

Ken DaurioWriter

Despicable Me 2

2013·98 min·PG·English

Rate

7.36275%3.3/5

Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.

What critics thought

“What's missing—and this was the crucial component of part one—is a little sour to undercut the sweet. Like its protagonist, a bad guy gone boringly good, Despicable Me 2 has no edge. It's fatally nice and insufficiently naughty.”
A.A. Dowd·The A.V. Club
“It's a credit that the writing can be so funny in the moment, that it takes time to realize there's no cohesive story, zero dramatic tension and nary a practical lesson for either the characters in the film or the people watching in the theater.”
Peter Hartlaub·San Francisco Chronicle
“It is consistently diverting and so cute you'll want to pet it. Yet it is also weightless and lacks a center.”
Stephen Holden·The New York Times
“Co-directors Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin, who do Minion voices expertly, never let up on the laughs. A fart joke in 3-D may not be three times as wacky, but the high spirits of Despicable Me 2 are irresistible fun.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“The minions are still wacky scene-stealers—and once again, we don't get nearly enough of them—but Gru and his daughters have been blanded down to bad-sitcom level.”
Alonso Duralde·TheWrap