The dastardly villain-turned-good-guy Gru is back in the sequel to the lovable family flick Despicable Me. This time around he is trying to get accustomed to the idea of fatherhood with his three daughters (Margo, Edith, and Agnes) who we met in the first film. With the help of his "army" of yellow Minions, he takes care of his daughters the best way that he knows how. As he's trying to take care of his girls, he also tries to avoid a nosy neighbor attempting to be his matchmaker. One would think someone would look at this situation and say he's got enough on his plate already, but a secret organization called the Anti-Villain League is trying to recruit him to help them catch an unknown criminal who has stolen a dangerous serum that turns innocent creatures into devilish purple monsters (similar to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde). Gru resists at first, but at the urging of his daughters he agrees to assist in catching the criminal. Gru must infiltrate a local shopping mall with his new partner named Lucy Wilde from the AVL if he has any hope of finding the missing serum and catching the criminal responsible.
Back in 2010, Despicable Me arrived in theaters and won the hearts of kids and adults alike with its kid-friendly humor and its fantastic messages about the importance of a father figure in kids' lives. Now, three years later, this lovable sequel is just as humorous and filled with as many positive messages as its predecessor. The voice talents of Steve Carell as Gru, Kristen Wiig as Lucy, and Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, and Elsie Fisher as Margo, Edith, and Agnes, respectively are all wonderfully top notch. Just like in the first Despicable Me, the Minions are the ones that steal the show here. Their Three Stooges style of humor is hilarious throughout the entire film. Parents and kids alike will greatly enjoy this one as much as the original. I personally liked the original better, but I still absolutely loved it.
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