A wonderful and just as entertaining sequel to a delightful film

Rating: 8/10 (15 December 2014)

Despicable Me was a blockbuster hit in 2010 with Steve Carell as the evil Russian doctor Gru handling fatherhood with regular hilarity and charm.
Now here's the sequel and I found it just as hilarious and entertaining as the first one. Gru returns as the cantankerous Russian scientist with a penchant for mayhem, only this time his selfishness extends to include not only himself but his three adopted daughters Margo, Edith, and Agnes. He is hired by some vague super secret organization to track down another super villain and has secret agent Cindy to tag along. I am absolutely *in love* with Cindy (played by Kristen Wiig). She has the right amount of professionalism and competence mixed with humor and
an off-the-wall enthusiastic personality. She plays along with the weirdness because she herself supplies a lot of it. Usually I'm hesitant to accept a female co-lead after becoming so used to a male lead but the characters played off each other and enjoyed the camaraderie they shared throughout their adventure, which I did so as well.
I will say the second act is a *little* weaker and less memorable, but it makes up for it with a over-the-top sing-along of famous songs in "Minionese" and the overall satisfying happy ending. I recommend it.