Thompson on Hollywood: 'Despicable Me 2' Retains Original's Charm--and Minions

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'Despicable Me 2' Retains Original's Charm--and Minions Jun 30th 2013, 19:30, by John Anderson A half hour into "Despicable Me 2," I had no idea what the story was. I didn't care very much – directors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud obviously knew that regular doses of Minion magic would mollify even the most nettlesome demand for a storyline– but the prospect of having to write a plot summary was making me crazy. You know what? Ultimately, it's just a love story – which doesn't separate it all that much from its big-hit predecessor, 2010's "Despicable Me," in which the nefarious Gru (short for gruesome? I forget) tried to steal the moon, while three orphan girls stole his heart (sorry, that was weak…). The problem with "DM2," if it is in fact a problem, is that the character in need of reformation – and ripe for it -- has already been reformed: Gru has remade his arsenal of fearsome weaponry into amusements for his girls, the sweetly officious Margo (voice of Miranda Cosgrove), the budding special-ops Edith (Dana Gaier) and the diabetes-inducing Agnes (Elsie Fisher). He's... Media files: despicable-me-2.jpg (image/jpeg)

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