2010′s Despicable Me was a humourous, heart-warming, and original sleeper hit about James Bond-type supervillains battling each other, more for reputation than world domination, and one such villain who gives it all up to savour the joys of fatherhood. Despicable Me 2 is only occasionally funny, and shares none of the other qualities of the first. Kids may enjoy it, but otherwise it feels like the sort of soulless, quickie sequel that animation houses often churn out on DVD.
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