Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) is back. Retired from being a full-time evil villain to care for his adopted children he now dedicates his spare time to Jam. Unfortunately the world is not ready to forget him, he's hired by the Anti Villain League to investigate the disappearance of an arctic lab. Together with Agent Lucy Wilde (Kristen Wiig) on the investigation trail it looks likely that El Macho is behind the crime - and he's supposed to be dead. Evidently he's not dead and to make matter's worse, El Macho's son is taking a fancy to Gru's eldest adopted daughter, Margo. With his hands full he doesn't notice the slow disappearance of his trusted Minions. Gru really has to up his game and gadgets to resolve so many situations.The sequel to Despicable Me is another charming film, I was worried that the first film may just be a fluke and any sequel would be a poorly milked clone. This is not the case; the film stands up on its own merit and is amusing for all the family. Given the choice I prefer the first film because it gave us something fairly new in its characters, plot and set-up. However this is by no means a failure of a film just because it's got familiar characters in it, there has been growth and development - which is more than some blockbuster films have. It's colourful and creative, beautiful to look at, has action and humour in the right places too. Absolutely worth a watch whether you are seeing this film with, or without having seen the first film - Enjoy 7 out of 10.

If you've been reading my reviews like a good follower, you'll know I'm not a fan of Illumination studios. A mass marketing animation group who clearly milked the first successful film they created. And here we are with its sequel. Gru is recruited by the 'Anti Villain League' to stop an evil villain from unleashing a serum that turns anything into a weird monster-like purple maniac. Meanwhile, his adopted girls try to play matchmaker and find him a girlfriend. A consistent sequel is one would ask for, and fortunately we received it. Returning cast members, directors and script writers resulted in a perfectly good animation that all the family can enjoy. Well...somewhat enjoy. This main plot is unfocussed in comparison to the first instalment, trying to balance a "save the world" situation with kindling a romance did not always work effectively. The two plots occasionally blended but the main plot seemed to be the love story as opposed to the former which ultimately left me underwhelmed. The villain was memorable atleast albeit his world domination plan was underdeveloped. Steve Carrell and the returning voice actors clearly had fun, and I consistently smile when he says "girls"...it's more like "guuurlz!". Kristen Wiig was a welcomed newcomer and a definite highlight to this sequel. The animation was fluid, vibrant and always colourful. At times, the film felt like a music video for all of Pharrell Williams' songs, and if I have to hear 'Happy' one more time I will shove a minion up Illumination's...*cough* you get the idea. The minions provide slapstick humour aimed more towards the younger viewers, they are still annoying as ever hoisting fart guns and singing songs incomprehensibly but what can you do...just go with it. Liked the countless film references, a minion screaming and pointing reminiscent of 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' did make me smile. A fun light watch that is no where near as good as the first.

Having landed father Gru in the first movie, Margo, Edith and Agnes are hot on the trail of hooking him up with a potential Mom. This picture also added more Minions to the mix for which I was grateful, those little cornballs are very funny with their own brand of minionese. When not saving the world or freeing Margo from the clutches of the smooth Antonio, son of El Macho, Gru is an absolute sketch attempting to make that first phone call date with Lucy, the gal he has eyes for. What shy guy can't relate to Gru's nervous trepidation trying to come up with the right words? Hilarious. Well, it all works out, with the Minions getting their share of quality time, even if they had to go purple for a while. It's a fun film that kids of all ages should enjoy.

I loved the first part to be honest .In fact it had the right recipe for a complete family entertainer.This one on other hand is so awful that when you watch this with lot of expectations it doesn't even fulfill even 1% of what you are expecting. my family members fell asleep behind the 3D glasses. Please its a super bad movie.. Go watch the first one again avoid this part 2. even the 3D couldn't save the pathetic animation..This is just made to make money on the fame which part one garnered . Similarly how the big studios try to en cash James Cameron's name after the super success of titanic.These animation studios are the real villain who rob money by misguiding the public. Any way i Wasted the money but you don't.