A fun ride_ not great but entertaining

Rating: 7/10 (23 October 2013)

The first part was about Gru, a rather unsuccessful villain, who cultivates himself into a loving father in the course of the film. In the second part there are all those elements that made the first part such a good film. But now these elements are weighted differently. There is one rule: More Minions at any price. That means there are only a few allusions to other films (For example, the homage to Star Wars Episode 2), the story is less exciting and Gru is not that substantial, but the Minions get more space to unfold.
The story of Gru and his children is no longer as interesting and touching, not so strong too, but who bothers. Actually the story of Gru and his children was indeed told in the first part. Although this also means that the story of "Despicable 2 ¨ is not as exciting, but this film was incredibly funny.
The best thing is that the minions work wonderfully as role models. This may be because that they are presented as minimalist as it could have been. All information has been conveyed by gestures and facial expressions. Simultaneously, the Minions are very easy knit and behave like children. This is always something going on, we forgive them every stupidity, and it includes these little creatures straight to his heart. "Despicable Me 2 " is considered a work of evolution , if you really want to give a correct term to the film, as it is a sort of next step in the first film, which was , however, already important issues such as parental responsibility and the problem of children orphans.
Themes like love, the desire to build a family and friendship are treated with a certain maturity, thanks to the valuable work of the writers Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio.
The graphics and animations are one of the strong elements of the film and it is a true pleasure for the eyes. Somehow even the music manages to carve out as a living in the movie.
In terms of the narrative, the film is beautiful and engaging, in some respects even exciting, great to spend an evening in total relaxation.
From the beginning until the final sequences are witnessing a great "show" that manages to entertain the paying public in an efficient manner , but this is still a feature of the new generation of cartoon in which the U.S. we are accustomed in recent years .
"Despicable Me 2" is further proof that the U.S. animated family film works quite well , and it is an industry that still manages to dazzle the viewer with fantastic stories and lovable characters.
(7.4 / 10)