
While Gru, the ex-supervillain is adjusting to family life and an attempted honest living in the jam business, a secret Arctic laboratory is stolen. The Anti-Villain League decides it needs an insider's help and recruits Gru in the investigation. Together with the eccentric AVL agent, Lucy Wilde, Gru concludes that his prime suspect is the presumed dead supervillain, El Macho, whose his teenage son is also making the moves on his eldest daughter, Margo. Seemingly blinded by h... (Full plot summary below)
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While Gru, the ex-supervillain is adjusting to family life and an attempted honest living in the jam business, a secret Arctic laboratory is stolen. The Anti-Villain League decides it needs an insider's help and recruits Gru in the investigation. Together with the eccentric AVL agent, Lucy Wilde, Gru concludes that his prime suspect is the presumed dead supervillain, El Macho, whose his teenage son is also making the moves on his eldest daughter, Margo. Seemingly blinded by his overprotectiveness of his children and his growing mutual attraction to Lucy, Gru seems on the wrong track even as his minions are being quietly kidnapped en masse for some malevolent purpose.
Leave your thoughts about Despicable Me 2.
| Tri-City HeraldGary WolcottI caught it almost a week ago, and I'm still laughing. |
| New England Movies WeeklyDaniel M. KimmelGru might hate this characterization since he is an ex-villain, but Despicable Me 2 is the feel good movie of the summer. |
| Entertainment SpectrumJolene MendezThe minions are back and better than ever. |
| Salt Lake TribuneSean P. MeansGru without evil doesn't have much of a personality at all. |
| Schmoes KnowKristian HarloffAs a parent it's a welcome addition to a library of movies that both me and my daughter can enjoy; whether she will fully grasp the good vs. evil storyline is one thing. Us both falling out of seats laughing at the minions is the guarantee. |
| Orange County RegisterMichael SragowFeatures daft animation, exuberant vocal performances, and heaps of humor from Gru's caplet-shaped, nonsense-talking Minions. |
| Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreThe funniest kids’ cartoon of the summer. |
| 3AWJim SchembriThree words best describe this film: funny, funny, funny. As naturally suspicious as we are of sequels, Despicable Me 2 is the type of cinematic extension that restores your faith in follow-ups. |
| Film4Anton BitelThe clue is in the title's second word: for all its surreal laughs and madcap mayhem, Despicable Me 2's family values are all about daddy. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordThe craziest thing about this outing is its hermaphroditic humor...with its cross dressing minions and 'Y.M.C.A.' closer [Despicable Me 2] is cheeky family entertainment. |