Despicable Me 2 Review

Animated movies are a funny thing, for so long Pixar ruled the game and set such a high standard after Disney started to lose their touch. But over the last couple years other studios stepped up and made some very good movies. One of the most commercially successful stand outs was the 2010 movie Despicable Me. The film was met with positive reviews from critics and has grown a following from many audiences (even my sister has told me it is her favorite animated movie). With such success a sequel was quickly asked for. It finally arrived and in my opinion is even better than the original. The movie follows an ex super villain named Gru, who in the previous movie adopted three girls for one of his plot's but has since retired and become a devoted family man. One day he is abducted by the Anti Villain League, who spends their time fighting crime on a global scale. They need his help to catch someone who stole a chemical formula that causes who ever  is injected with it to become aggressive and unstoppable. So they partner him up with an agent named Lucy and send them out to save the world. And in the process Gru and Lucy even start to develop feelings for each other. I loved this movie; it made me laugh on multiple occasions. I liked the characters, the movies sense of humor, and I loved the minions. The minions are probably the best part of the movie, they are hilarious. And I love the fact that they are actually making a movie revolving around the minions. One thing I always liked about Despicable Me was the family element, and this movie does a good job illustrating that that family is the number one thing for Gru. The movie had a lot of adult humor (stuff parents will get but the kids won't) which is always appreciated. A lot of times animated movies will pander to kids and leave the parents who brought them in pain. But this movie will have the parents laughing as well as the kids. Despicable Me 2 is a good movie, in my opinion the best animated movie to come out this year. If you liked the original you'll like this, and even if you didn't I'd still say give this one a shot. While it certainly isn't the greatest animated movie of all time it is a movie that kids and parents will enjoy and definitely worth the watch. 

4/5 Stars