Movie Reviews: "Despicable Me 2"

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Movie Reviews: Despicable Me 2


Early reviews for Despicable Me 2 have been mostly positive.

Keith Uhlich of the New York Times said the franchise has improved since the last film and that it, "delights more often than it disappoints."





Some critics say that the film doesn't offer much originality.

Ryan Gilbey of The Statesman said the film is "a completely redundant follow-up to the perfectly delightful 2010 original."





Others compare it against Monsters University.

Roger Moore of McClatchy-Tribune News Service says that Despicable Me 2, "has more laughs in its first 5 minutes than Monsters University had in its whole 90."





Financial Times critic Nigel Andrews rounds up most adults' feelings towards the film rather eloquently:

"Despicable Me 2 is like the second helping of over-rich cake pressed on you at a children's birthday party, when you didn't want the first. Kids (of all ages) may love it, though ..."

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