In the first installment of this story, we met Gru, voiced by Steve Carell, the mad super scientist with the Slavic accent whose plot to steal the moon was constantly being diverted by a new upstart villain, and the three little girls who were looking for a dad. Despicable Me was funny, heartwarming, and chockfull of lots of winks and nudges for those of us familiar with the genre. It was similar to, but in my opinion, superior to closely themed Megamind. I dug the movie a lot.
In 2, Gru is living happily with his three girls when he’s approached (kidnapped is more like it) by Lucy Wilde, agent of the Anti-Villain League, voiced by Kristin Whig. Nice to know super-villainy does not go unchecked in this world, and also nice to know the creators are still building this world. It’s the old tactic of use a villain to catch a villain, and the story moves on from there, and just gets better.
At first, the trailers for the film looked to be one of those where we saw the whole movie already. I’m happy to say that’s not the case, and the scenes that look like we have seen all of them, there’s more. A movie that continues to surprise is always a treat, and that’s what Despicable Me 2 is, a treat. So, if you made the mistake of seeing The Lone Ranger this weekend, let me offer you an after dinner mint to wash that mess from your mind, it’s called Despicable Me 2. Enjoy.