Despicable Me 2

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lukechristianscMar 30, 2014

the sequel is gay . but some parts i enjoy like the purple druggie minions . but however i seen way to many times . since the despicable 3 is cooming soon i wont enjoy that one . Grade D

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reellmJul 30, 2015

3/5★ While not as fresh and emotionally resonant as the first one, Despicable Me 2 offers enough laughs and visual delights to entertain and distract you from the fact that it just doesn't capture the spark its prequel had.
Also: When it3/5★ While not as fresh and emotionally resonant as the first one, Despicable Me 2 offers enough laughs and visual delights to entertain and distract you from the fact that it just doesn't capture the spark its prequel had.
Also: When it comes to cutesy animated sidekicks, more is less.
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DCEdmondsNov 13, 2014

"Despicable Me 2" 10 Scale Rating: 6.0 (Decent) ...

The Good: As with the first film, Gru (Steve Carell) is just an entertaining character. For anyone who enjoys villains in cinema and television, there are plenty of well done little barbs"Despicable Me 2" 10 Scale Rating: 6.0 (Decent) ...

The Good: As with the first film, Gru (Steve Carell) is just an entertaining character. For anyone who enjoys villains in cinema and television, there are plenty of well done little barbs and inside jokes in the movie.

The Bad: It just didn't have the heart or the entertainment value of the first film. While it wasn't a bad film, it just doesn't quite get going and even drags on in spots. For an animated feature, that's rare. The minions just aren't all that funny anymore.… Expand

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superbatJul 9, 2016

Sequels always lose the prequel's momentum. It distances itself from the original movie in a bad way. The characters are great but the plot doesnt bring anything new into the franchise.

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Dragonfly44Jan 21, 2019

It’s a fun and sometimes hilarious movie but not an exceptionally good one.
Rating - 64%

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atabeyordekciAug 18, 2021

When Gru, the world's most super-bad turned super-dad has been recruited by a team of officials to stop lethal muscle and a host of Gru's own, He has to fight back with new gadgetry, cars, and more minion madness. (6)

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alerikandersonMay 9, 2023

I think it's a bit overrated by still a good enough direct sequel to this series.

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JacobJul 9, 2013

While Despicable Me 2 has plenty of laughs some lazy writing. ltos of filler, and a clhice and predictable story prevent this film from being as good as its predecessor. Fans of the original will probably enjoy this film though and be able toWhile Despicable Me 2 has plenty of laughs some lazy writing. ltos of filler, and a clhice and predictable story prevent this film from being as good as its predecessor. Fans of the original will probably enjoy this film though and be able to overlook these flaws with the story but everyone else will. For everyone else if you were not a fan of the first one you are definitely not going to like this film and I’d stay skip it. I wouldn’t recommend seeing this film unless you are a die hard Despicable Me I would say either skip this film or wait until it comes out on DVD. Go see Monsters University if you want to see an animated film because while it is a kids film and lacks the humor of Despicable Me it is much more engaging and well written than this obvious cash grab, which has convinced me that Illumination Entertainment is only capable of creating animated films to entertain little children, which is not what I want to see because outside of the first Despicable Me this studio has made films that are really meh.… Expand

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TyranianApr 7, 2019

Marginally better than first film but writing has not really improved and boredom abounds.

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csw12Jul 8, 2013

Despicable Me 2 is nearly despicable with its silly and downright annoying characters. It is full of lame jokes that will make kids laugh but not adults. It barely has and ounce of anything to take seriously.

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TKDAAHAug 11, 2013

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie is hilarious, and it is great if you are only looking for an amusing movie. However, everything else was a bit shallow.
It was hard to feel for any of the characters, and there were no moments that would make you emotional. The villain of this movie was not amazing either, and he was really pointless because he didn't actually do anything. In the first movie, there was an actual threat. People were getting hurt, there were genuine emotional and moral struggles, and Vector was seen clearly endangering innocent people by actually stealing the moon. In "Despicable Me 2", El Macho turned the minions into monsters, but it was really clear that the only reason it was done was for the amusement of the audience as the minions were "extra silly". The threat they posed wasn't clear, and it's hard to tell that they even truly posed a threat at all.
It is a cute movie, it just lacks depth. Children will love it as it is heavily focused on the crazy minions who are incredibly entertaining to watch.… Expand

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mapizarroOct 7, 2013

Predictable, with funny jokes at various times. "Despicable Me 2" does not have the originality of its predecessor. It has good moments but they are no better than "Despicable Me". Okay, "Despicable Me 2" is good but "Despicable Me" is better.

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Rainbow_LizardJul 10, 2013

Yes, it was made for children, but it the main things I loved from the original: Character development, creativity and the charm of Gru being evil. It just wasn't quite as good as the first one, and they went overboard with the minions, I feel.

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PStakhivJul 8, 2013

It's disappointment, inferior to first in every single way! Plot are boring and too simple, jokes are for kids only, so if someone gives it a high rating he's probably 10 year old. Animation is great, but that's not enough

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jeff_reviewsJul 4, 2013

"Despicable Me 2" is funny, but struggles with its plotting and it's missing the "bad guy" theme puts the film below its original. While this movie does have its moments of laughs, it's no where near the cleverly built structure of Gru from"Despicable Me 2" is funny, but struggles with its plotting and it's missing the "bad guy" theme puts the film below its original. While this movie does have its moments of laughs, it's no where near the cleverly built structure of Gru from the first film. At first, the films starts well, with surprising suspense and gives high hopes, but the film does fail later to reveal the purpose of the cool first scene. This leaves many simple questions that weren't answered and leaves the audience confused. Although the movie's humor does shine through the film, the plotting, does seem, fairly standard. Gru's villainous theme is gone in this movie, and in most cases, hurts the film rather than helps it. Gru, who is now a father and a "good" guy, has a different approach to this film, and is not as unique as the first film. While the first film focused on the cleverness of bad guy and good dad qualities, "Despicable Me 2" abandons this and focuses on Gru as a good person in life. While the minions are as fun as ever, they take up a large portion of the film from their shenanigans, which is a bit tiresome. The storyline is fairy straightforward and nothing new, with Gru and Lucy's love story isn't put with enough depth. The film focuses sometimes on rather "stupid" scenarios that may seem cute, but lags a bit, and unfortunately wastes time on trying to be humorous. Moments like these slow down its pacing, and does affect the film's outcome. The villain in the film starts out strong, but in the end, ruins his potential and could have felt more sinister, but barely does anything. The ending climax isn't much new the hero wins, and nothing else really. The film doesn't do much to the audience, except laugh, which is okay I guess to several kids today. The film isn't close to the best of the best (I'm very surprised how close it is to Monsters University on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, as I found Monsters University a lot better), but it's a good laugh.., which we sometimes just need.… Expand

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AliStarkOct 17, 2013

the movie is not as good as the first one. It could have been a great one but they just ruined. First of all the movie seems forcing itself to be funny with the minions with their gibberish vocabulary, it is funny but not all the time. Thenthe movie is not as good as the first one. It could have been a great one but they just ruined. First of all the movie seems forcing itself to be funny with the minions with their gibberish vocabulary, it is funny but not all the time. Then instead of focusing on the main plot which is what the villain is planning, the movie focuses on the romance of two main characters. The main disappointment was the very short confrontation of the villain and the hero.… Expand

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spongeswiftMar 31, 2017

Despicable Me 2 is mediocre. I can't say that it's bad but with it's odd plot and overall just weird villains I can say that it's a mixed bag and for sure worse than the 1st movie. It was the kiss goodbye for Despicable Me movie's with decentDespicable Me 2 is mediocre. I can't say that it's bad but with it's odd plot and overall just weird villains I can say that it's a mixed bag and for sure worse than the 1st movie. It was the kiss goodbye for Despicable Me movie's with decent plotlines.… Expand

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DirectorCriticsApr 30, 2017

This movie could be better if we saw just the Gru´s part, but no, we have to see the ridiculous girls part too, that and bad jokes just for kids makes this movie bad.

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FilipeNetoApr 27, 2018

This film is the more than expected sequel to "Despicable Me", which is naturally motivated by its huge box office success. The script revolves around a theft of a chemical formula that turns the most harmless creatures into monsters. TheThis film is the more than expected sequel to "Despicable Me", which is naturally motivated by its huge box office success. The script revolves around a theft of a chemical formula that turns the most harmless creatures into monsters. The central characters of the first film are back, but the entire script is a poor excuse to make a sequel and revolves around the Minions, clearly the stars of the film, almost obscuring the main character. It's worth watching this movie just because of them. It was a conscious bet of the production team, given the explosive popularity reached by these little yellow creatures similar to cheese snacks. It worked. He managed to make the film a success. But the quality of the movie lost with that.

The plot also plays with romance involving Gru or his eldest daughter. This is a more interesting and appealing subplot but its not enough to make the film truly interesting. This is an adventure movie, not a romantic story like "Lady and the Tramp", "Beauty and the Beast" or others. And the truth is that this film has a lot of funny, it's very romantic but it has little adventure and action, and the public that hoped for it later felt disappointed in their expectations.

This movie is not bad. But it's also not as great as the first movie was. The first movie was a good story, with good characters, an excellent comic vein and good animation. This movie had all of this except the good story, which should be the center of everything else. It's still funny, but that is not enough to make it a great movie.… Expand

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sebastianaliAug 8, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es una pena. Esperaba que esta secuela fuera superior pero me ha decepcionado. Si, los minions son super carismáticos y me encantaron al igual que la anterior! Pero siento que se podrían haber aprovechado mas y es lo único que realmente destaca de la película. Cuenta con muchísimas situaciones forzadas y huecos argumentales, por ejemplo, la relación entre Lucy Wilde y las 3 niñas es inexistente! Ya se quieren un montón al final de la película a pesar de haberse recién conocido, y no verse anteriores personajes como Perkins o Vector fue un desacierto. Y en cuanto al personaje "El Macho" y el Dr Nefario, sus intenciones son bastante genéricas, en realidad, la trama se siente bastante genérica y muy pocos momentos de la misma interesaron, siendo los únicos momentos interesantes como ya dije, las apariciones de los minions, el resto de situaciones humorísticas son cliché, o increíblemente absurdas sin tener ningún sentido. Tiene los mismos problemas que la anterior y por eso, creo que la han empeorado. La primera zafaba, pero esta llega a ser algo mediocre. No la puedo recomendar, ya que se siente como una secuela innecesaria que no aporta nada a la trama en general de la saga, pero para gustos colores.… Expand

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KKisliaJul 4, 2013

This movie was flat. The story was very boring and banal. Throughout the film I felt little to no feelings for any character. I see that many people thought the jokes were funny, but I found them to be insisting upon themselves. As if theyThis movie was flat. The story was very boring and banal. Throughout the film I felt little to no feelings for any character. I see that many people thought the jokes were funny, but I found them to be insisting upon themselves. As if they were funny simply because they were meant to be. The original pieces of the soundtrack were very stock sounding, and those few non-original songs were quite honestly bad. It didn't even sound like the voice actors were doing anything but reading directly from the script. For me, the biggest problem with this film was that the entire production felt too bland; when I was watching this I felt as if the writers and director had played a games of visual mad-libs from a passage that has been used far too many times.
On the positive side the animation is good. That's about it.… Expand

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kosta5Oct 16, 2013

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My wife and me (27 and 31 yrs old) have been to see this movie at the cinema yesterday (15.10.2013) but we both decided to leave at the intermission.. I don't complain about the animation itself which is enjoyable and well cared but the plot.. the jokes.. too boring. A few initial smiles then I hardly remeber to even heart the others laughing.. but silence rewarding characters' jokes. Disappointing. Could be nice for kids.. but if we compare to Scroods animation then that one I enjoyed very much so the problem is not the age likely… Expand

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GregePorterAug 31, 2015

Bottom line: Pretty lame movie. I didn't really want to see it and I wish I hadn’t.

Steve Carell as the criminal mastermind, Gru, returns in Despicable Me 2. He retires from the exciting life of super villainy to raise his three daughtersBottom line: Pretty lame movie. I didn't really want to see it and I wish I hadn’t.

Steve Carell as the criminal mastermind, Gru, returns in Despicable Me 2. He retires from the exciting life of super villainy to raise his three daughters in peace. A secret formula for a chemical that transforms ordinary animals or people into murderous purple monsters has been stolen and Gru, who has been recruited by an international organization that captures super villains, is on a mission to recover the formula and save the world.

I like Carell as Gru as far as it goes. I believe that he is genuinely trying to make children laugh. I didn’t like many of the jokes but I do support the noble intent. Just like the first one, I thought the three girls were adorable. There is a scene in the beginning during Agnes’s (the youngest daughter played by Elsie Fisher) birthday party. Gru tried to order a fairy princess actor to make an appearance but when the actor cancels, what is he to do? He dresses up in the costume and throws fairy dust everywhere. Agnes jumps with joy before turning the other attendee’s attention to cake. Before leaving, she leans over and says, “Pssst, I know it’s you, Gru. I just acted like that for the other kids.” How sweet! The interactions between Gru and the girls are happy, pleasant and sincere. I wasn’t a big fan of Gru’s new super spy partner Lucy (Wiig). I found her goofy and unnecessary. There was a romantic subplot between Lucy and Gru and between the eldest daughter and some ‘dreamy guy’ but it isn’t anything to write home about.

The jokes in Despicable Me 2, overall, were lame standard fare in terms of children’s movies: pelvic thrusts, fart jokes, getting hit in the groin, fat people jokes, etc. Now, why, for all that is good in the world, must we have silly dancing sequences? This movie has three! I’m just going to let this subject go because, I believe, I have addressed it in previous reviews, but it suffices to say that I find such scenes uncomfortable not amusing.

The majority of this movie is goofy and unnecessary so feel free to pass on Despicable Me 2. It doesn’t do the original justice. If I had kids, I wouldn’t take them to see this movie; it just goes to the lowest common denominator for a cheap, immature laugh. I’m giving it a half a point for its efforts at trying to be a pleasant movie and one point for the animation and the few funny jokes.… Expand

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BarneyOnMTJan 5, 2016

WHAT I LIKED: A couple of great ideas capture (and in somes places improve) the humour of the first, and it's still rather quirky and fun - with more plot this time to keep interest
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: Just like the first, it also fails toWHAT I LIKED: A couple of great ideas capture (and in somes places improve) the humour of the first, and it's still rather quirky and fun - with more plot this time to keep interest
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: Just like the first, it also fails to capture the magic of it's huge array of characters, and just isn't as classic as some animations
VERDICT: It's relatively fun, but 'Dispicable me 2' is even more forgettable than the first.… Expand

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donnelbrJul 10, 2013

Like another reviewer, I found the movie a bit flat. I felt like the screenplay was trying to kill time to compensate for the lack of a plot. I did chuckle a couple of times, but altogether the film wasn't really enjoyable for the adults,Like another reviewer, I found the movie a bit flat. I felt like the screenplay was trying to kill time to compensate for the lack of a plot. I did chuckle a couple of times, but altogether the film wasn't really enjoyable for the adults, and eminently forgettable. ...though the kids enjoyed it.… Expand

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vhakobyanSep 26, 2013

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chillerbootJul 16, 2015

The first film was amazing. It had a great story arc and we watched Gru gradually grow and develop as a character.

This one is not so good. It trades comedy for pop culture references, and the comedy it does have just falls flat. HalfThe first film was amazing. It had a great story arc and we watched Gru gradually grow and develop as a character.

This one is not so good.

It trades comedy for pop culture references, and the comedy it does have just falls flat. Half of the screentime is devoted to the minions, who are generally not funny and are just wacky characters for the kiddies. The plot is also quite boring, and has no trace of the personal stakes for Gru that the first film did. It's just a boring mess.… Expand

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xandoJul 21, 2013

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Didn't really like this movie coming away from it. This was a big surprise I like the first one and I heard great things about the sequel. As time passes, I've liked it less and less until, frankly, I actively hate it now. Final analysis as to what turned me off: it's such a chick flick. It is a romantic comedy with minions. If you are into that genre, as most women are, you'll probably love Despicable Me 2. If you are an adult male, this one is poison you have to suffer through. Luckily the minions launch attacks against the estrogen assault periodically trying to break the monotony (and they do wind up stealing the pic). That is your only consolation.

The main plot and the majority of the subplots are anchored upon various femme fantasies. All characterization of each main character is rooted upon either their romantic or mother relationships, except for the villain. The villain is actually worse than a cardboard cutout villain. He's fat, hairy, underdeveloped, and notably unsexy and unsympathetic in any way. That last point is a huge surprise given the background of Gru and the whole premise of the first movie (sympathetic villainy). Boys are slammed as dangerous and irredeemable hearbreakers or worse, and sure enough the one boy character is last seen smugly breaking the heart of one of Gru's daughters.

The highlight of the film revolves around the shenanigans involving an awkward date in which the "true love" female saves the bungling male from a And of course, the villain is dispatched via what else but a lipstick weapon in an anti-climatic final confrontation that doesn't match the energy of the date scene. The ending is, what else, a giant wedding concluding when the girls declare they finally have a mother they can love.

Yuk, yuk, yuk. Guys, beware.… Expand

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BrunoVn00Jun 2, 2019

This movie is the definition of lazy in almost every aspect: From the animation to the writing. The animation is awful and not because it looks bad or the character models are low-poly or blocky, but still manages to look cheap. The writingThis movie is the definition of lazy in almost every aspect: From the animation to the writing. The animation is awful and not because it looks bad or the character models are low-poly or blocky, but still manages to look cheap. The writing is awful with a boring predictable plot with boring characters and all the humor is reduced to "Minions doing things", oh yeah, the minions, they are loud, annoying, obnoxious and just made to make laugh the lowest common denominator, which is stupid kids or retarded adults.
The first movie was actually good, sure not great because there was still some dumb stuff, but at least had a creative concept with a decent execution, but this one doesn't have any creativity in any aspect.

Being a kids movie isn't an excuse to not care. Kids don't deserve to watch this level of stupidity. There are tons of animated movies aimed towards children that actually have depth and can actually teach kids some good things while at the same time being enjoyable for adults, but this movie isn't.

I can't believe this was nominated for an Oscar instead of a movie like Monsters University which was a far better animated movie.

I don't give this a 0/10 because it's at least watchable. A 0 is reserved for movies I seriously can't stand.… Expand

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walale12Dec 29, 2013

Although this is a film intended for children, who aren't exactly the best at judging whether or not a film is good, I still believe that they should be held against the same scale as other films. with that out of the way, I will now say,Although this is a film intended for children, who aren't exactly the best at judging whether or not a film is good, I still believe that they should be held against the same scale as other films. with that out of the way, I will now say, this film was, in a word, awful. the plot was boring and bland, the protagonist, Gru, is now boring and flat, and the minions are only there to provide cliched comic relief. there are better ways to spend your money than on this film.… Expand

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JmsbppJul 19, 2013

Espero que esto acabe pronto una buena animacio rinde credito aPixar escogidas de Disney y bueno lo demas aveces sobresale sin embargo el peor erro de esta empresa fue poner esta pelicula.

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