Despicable Me 2

2013 sequel

Rating: 10/20 (Jen: 16/20; Dylan: 7/20; Emma: 17/20; Abbey: 17/20; Buster: ?/20)

Plot: The AVL (Anti-Villain League) enlists former supervillain Gru--the titular "me"--to help them track down a supervillain who has used a giant magnet to steal an Arctic laboratory. Grum and Lucy, an AVL agent, investigate. Gru thinks it seems like the work of El Macho, a villain who dresses like a Mexican wrestler, but it's probably not because he's dead. Only it is totally him. Meanwhile, Gru struggles with his lack of love life and raising daughters who may be starting love lives of their own.

Those minions sure got annoying in this. I still think the main character is likable enough, and a lot of what Steve Carell says and how he says it is kind of funny. But that's about it. The new character's annoying, the new bad guy is annoying, and the minions are annoying. I liked but didn't love the original in what is bound to be a series at least as long and tedious as those Shrek movies, but this just seemed like a loud bunch of colors. The story just seemed like an excuse to throw out a bunch of gags, and there were musical montages galore which just seemed like a waste of my time. The writers tackled far too much here, and the movie felt at times like it was just flailing. These days, animated movies are made a lot better than this, and they have much better stories. I was checking the watch pretty quickly during this one and don't really feel like writing more about it. I'm not sure enough time can pass where I'll feel like seeing another minion again. One of the minions?