My Movie Review on Despicable Me 2

Yo, what's up, my friends?

This is your friendly film, TV show, and episode reporter here with another review.

And today, for my 112th film analysis and third installment of my "February Festivity", I'm gonna give you guys my take of "Despicable Me 2".

Here's the summary of it:

Now that Gru is no longer a supervillain and is fathering Margo, Edith, and Agnes, he must figure out how he can successfully provide for the family.

Amidst this, though, a secret agency called the AVL (Anti-Villain League) approaches Gru with an offer to have him help capture the perpetrator of a spectacular heist, mainly since he's an expert on villainy.

Along with accepting the assignment, Gru is given a partner by the name of Lucy Wilde, a slightly eccentric but fun-loving member of the AVL.

Meanwhile, several of Gru's minions have been disappearing with no explanation.

Will Gru and Lucy find the super villain and recover Gru's minions? Or will their mission end with failure?

I'm not sure how many people besides me think this really, but...this is another one of the best sequels I've ever seen! One of the funniest too, if I may add.

The direction by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, and the story by Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul, were spectacular!

In some ways, the film may not be as fresh as the original. But, the team incorporated a sense of fun and creativity that hardly stopped itself, and it appeared to be very well-thought and inspired. The comedy aspect of the film was even funnier than that of the first movie, every joke landing with astounding fluency and timing. And, the developing romance between Gru and Lucy helped the film have heart.

Likewise, the animation appeared to have been upgraded to where it was even better looking than before. I loved the brightness of coloring the film had and the even more pleasant look of the characters in particular.

The voice acting, casting, characters, and character development were quite stellar as well.

At one point I discovered that before Benjamin Bratt was given the part of El Macho, Al Pacino recorded for the character but left because of creative differences with the production team. In all honesty, though, I'm glad Bratt took on the part, because he was clearly born to play the character of El Macho. He delivered his character's dialogue with delicious flavor and spice.

The performances of Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig as Gru and Lucy were fun too. Their comedic-timings and the chemistry they created between their characters was both funny and lovable, and Gru and Lucy each had excellent development throughout the film.

Finally, the music by Pharrell Williams and Heitor Pereira was as melodiously pleasant as ever.

Even though most of the melodies were obviously the same as the last movie, there was still quite an enriching flavor about it, and there was some fresh material that helped provide a good time. The song "Happy" was definitely quite the musical ear-grabber.

In conclusion, "Despicable Me 2" may not seem like much at first, but it's funny, heartfelt, and very well-crafted and inspired. The production team clearly knew how to make a great sequel.

So, I rate "Despicable Me 2" five out of five stars.