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We fell in love with villain turned good guy, Gru (who
possesses
the voice talents of Steve Carell) in Despicable
Me back in 2010. Now Gru is back three years later and leaves no
doubt within
the first five minutes that his villain days are far behind him. Now he
donates
his life to being a devoted father to Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith
(Dana
Gaier) and Agnes (Elsie Fisher). His peaceful world is disrupted when
he is
confronted in his yard by Anti-Villain League agent Lucy Wilde (Kristen
Wiig),
who wants him to join forces with the League and track down a villain
involved
in some very evil doings. Gru finally gives in after realising how
proud his
girls would be of him, and ends up finding a bit more than just the
villain.
Could this once bad guy have also found his match in Lucy Wilde?
Despicable Me 2 is a very likable film for exactly the same reasons that
Despicable Me was. It is one of the
truly great animations to have been released in the past few years due
to its wide
audience appeal. Both films entertain and delight audience members of
any age
and background. It is unlike other animations and much less clichéd
than most.
It is rare to have the lead character being one that is not
particularly good
looking, nor charming and likable in the usual fashion. Gru still
physically
resembles a villain and isn’t the most personable of characters, but he
still
carries himself in a way that he is likable and the audience roots for
him until
the very end.
It is a very amusing and unique story with a great
screenplay
written by Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul. The film is very funny, with many
of the
laughs being supplied by the ever popular minions. One thing you can
tell from
the first film to the second is that the minions were so popular in the
first
that their role in the second film has been made bigger and the film is
largely
about them. The animation is also superb. There are some amazing images
that
are to be seen and the colour in the film is just exquisite at times.
Steve Carell is again wonderful in backing up his vocal
performance as Gru from Despicable Me. What
is particularly wonderful about his performance is that the whole film
Carell
is in character and his voice is unrecognisable as his own. This is the
same
that can be said for Russell Brand and his Dr Nefario. It’s not the
distinctive
Brand voice you are used to hearing, but a complete character voice
which is
perfect for the character. Kristen Wiig is also very good as Lucy. Her
voice is
still her own, but you can tell she has a great amount of fun using for
Lucy. It does help if you have seen Despicable
Me to begin with, but you will be still be entertained and find a
laugh or
two with Despicable Me 2 even if you
haven’t.
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