Me 2 Likey

Rating: 8/10 (3 November 2013)

Part one took me awhile to watch and I was blown away on how great it was. I was sad that I missed it in the theatre. Unfortunately, it also took me a long time to finally see part two, for I just watched it now exactly, to the day, 4 months following its release.
Despicable Me 2 was an enormously fun ride and I found myself laughing and enjoying the ride for the most part. While it was prime entertainment for a very disappointing movie summer season, it truly felt like a sequel and ended up below the magic of the first film.
Retired from the bad-man game, Gru's recruited to catch a live-criminal who wants toTAKE OVER THE WORLD. Meanwhile, he's dealing with his girls, more girls and his wonderful minions who never cease to wonderfully though never overbearingly steal each scene they're in.
This summer produced several sequels (or in one case, a prequel) to big-named animated features. This one tops the Monsters University prequel but I cannot comment on the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs sequel since I have seen neither the original nor the follow-up.
Despicable Me 2 does drag in spots and tries too hard to place too many and unnecessary subplots, but for the grand majority of it, it's hilarious, inventive and just plain fun.
* * * Final thoughts: Okay, fine, I'm sold on the Minions Movieif only it's not overkill. Ha, yeah, right.