Whole is less than sum of the parts . . .

Rating: 5/10 (9 July 2013)

This film was a series of sight, sound and writing gags that had almost no continuity, and while funny, did not result in a coherent narrative.
The first Despicable Me suffered nearly the identical fate, but the parts of that whole were more robust and formidable - the cruel mother; the dastardly foe; the extreme crime; and just the novelty of all of the unusual imagery.
Here? Each part was much reduced. Light laughter, a few LOLs, but zero engagement with the meager plot. I was never drawn into the story, because the story was just a bunch of slight laughs trying to operate as a plot.
And isn't anyone going to comment on the notion of the female protagonist being a red-head named Lucy with her hair tied back in a bun? I mean, come on . . . . .