Movie Review: Despicable Me 2

Despicable Me 2
Despicable Me 2 Movie Review - It's a success for this movie because it is totally amazing, it's fun. It's a blockbuster hit "Despicable Me 2" and many people love Minions. Are you? Gru is awesome.

Cast: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, Russell Brand,Elsie Kate Fisher
Director: Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud
Rating: ***1/2
Being good is boring, being bad is super fun! Despicable Me proved that pure evil has a worldly charm to it. Now Steve Carell is back playing the parrot nosed Gru, however, this time he's in a different mood. After stealing the moon in the prequel, and adopting three orphans, he has turned a new leaf. His devious plans and wicked mind has made way for jelly and jam making. But, it isn't too long before he has to go back to his criminal ways. The Anti Villain League spy Lucy (Kristen Wiig) seeks his help to find a chemical that turns every living creature into a destruction hungry machine. Along the way the cutesy yellow minions spring up a big surprise.
Unlike other sequels which try to make the franchise into a money making enterprise, this one actually has a damn good story to tell. Apart from the 3D that doesn't jar or seem gimmicky, the film works because of its screenplay. While Gru is already an established character, the directors end up making his supporting cast interesting as well. Scenes between him and Lucy, or the rip roaring climax that involves a rocket, a shark and an active volcano are just right.
Full credit to these actors for becoming these animated characters and bringing in life to them through their voices. Carell does a marvellous job in reminding us why we fell for Gru in the beginning, while both Brand and Wiig use their impeccable timing and wit to make Dr Nefario and Lucy really memorable. The Minions are a major highlight this time and get ample screen time. Their rendition of the sappy classic ballad "I Swear" is sure to bring the house down!
It's fun, smart, engaging and beautifully animated. Despicable 2 will make you revisit its predecessor and enjoy Gru's adventures all over again.
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