Great Sequel

Rating: 8/10 (6 July 2013)

I saw "Despicable Me 2", starring the voices of Steve Carell-The Office-t.v., Little Miss Sunshine; Kristen Wiig-Bridesmaids, MacGruber; Benjamin Bratt-Catwoman, Miss Congeniality and Russell Brand-Rock of Ages, Get Him to the Greek.
This is the sequel-in case you could not tell by the number 2 in the title-to the blockbuster animated hit. Steve returns as Gru, a former villain that has gone straight since he has acquired three little girls. Russell returns as Dr. Nefario, Steve's assistant, who now works on their new business of making jellies & jams-remember, they have gone legit. A new villain appears and starts on a crime spree which causes the intervention of the secret spy organization called AVL-Anti Villain League-to ask Steve for his help. Since Steve is a former villain, he might be of assistance in apprehending Benjamin, aka El Macho. Kristen plays Lucy, an agent of AVL that is assigned to help Steve. And, of course the minions are back-I think they are the best part. If you liked the original, then you should enjoy this one, too. I went with my daughter, son-in-law and two grandkids and they all enjoyed it, too. It's rated "PG" for rude humor and some mild action and has a running time of 1 hour & 38 minutes. I enjoyed it and would buy this on Blu-Ray.