

The directors here have made an entertaining (albeit less revolutionary) sequel that's worthy of the hype, particularly when it comes to the minions. Gru must once again the save the day, with the girls at his side. Meanwhile, Agnes desperately wants Gru to fall in love with Lucy so she'll have a mother, and the minions keep disappearing. Gru suspects the mall's Mexican restaurant owner, Eduardo ( Benjamin Bratt), but becomes irrational when Margo falls for Eduardo's smooth-talking son, Antonio ( Moises Arias). Gru reluctantly agrees and poses as a cupcake baker, with Lucy his partner. The AVL wants Gru to infiltrate the mall and find out which shop owner has plans for world domination. Then one day, a mysterious woman named Lucy ( Kristen Wiig) kidnaps Gru and takes him to the underwater headquarters of the Anti-Villain League, where director Silas Ramsbottom ( Steve Coogan) explains that a dangerous bioweapon that can turn living creatures into purple killing machines has been stolen by a supervillain whom they believe is hiding at the Paradise Mall. Nefario ( Russell Brand), who's developing a line of jams and jellies for the family to sell. In DESPICABLE ME 2, retired supervillain Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) lives happily with his three girls - Margo ( Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier), and Agnes (Elsie Kate Fisher) - their trusty minions, and Dr.

To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails. Otherwise, this is a minions-filled animated adventure for the entire family. Mexican restaurant owner Eduardo is depicted somewhat stereotypically (his restaurant is Salsa and Salsa, he has a pet chicken he calls el pollito, and he throws a lavish Cinco de Mayo party). Language is mild ("nutjob," "sheep's butt"), and the violence is cartoonish and silly but does include biological weapons and a taser gun. Margo ( Miranda Cosgrove) has her first crush and boyfriend as well, although both couples mostly flirt and stare at each other (the adults do kiss). There's a romantic subplot between Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) and Lucy ( Kristen Wiig), an Anti-Villain League agent. Parents need to know that Despicable Me 2, the sequel to 2010's hit supervillain adventure Despicable Me, features gadgets and weapons like the original, but now with the aim of stopping "evil" instead of perpetrating it.
