Fresh
This is one of those rarities, an animated sequel that improves on the original.
Bruce Diones, New Yorker
Despicable Me 2
More minions. More despicable.
2013 · 1h 38m · PG
Animation, Comedy, Family
Directed by
Pierre Coffin
,
Chris Renaud
Overview
Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
75%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Co-directors Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin, who do Minion voices expertly, never let up on the laughs. A fart joke in 3-D may not be three times as wacky, but the high spirits of Despicable Me 2 are irresistible fun.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Fresh
How do you tell a story about a bad guy who is no longer a bad guy? Despicable Me 2 embraces the dilemma and adds new ones.
Nancy Churnin, Dallas Morning News
Fresh
As a sequel [it] stands level with the first film (also directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud), and may have the edge on it.
Mary F. Pols, TIME Magazine
Rotten
[A] remarkably tepid sequel to the surprise 2010 hit ...
Bruce Ingram, Chicago Sun-Times
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