Adults will just regret the way that Despicable Me 2 betrays the original film's devotion to bad-guy gaiety. "[124] Michael Rechtshaffen of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a negative review, saying "The new edition doesn't quite catch that inspired spark. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. This convinces a reluctant Gru to investigate the theft and work with Lucy. Song as Gru leaves the mall, he freezes Antonio because he is dancing with another girl. [79][80] The album was promoted by the highly successful single "Happy" performed by Williams. Kristen Wiig, who played Miss Hattie in the first film, voices agent Lucy Wilde, while Ken Jeong, who played the Talk Show Host, voices Floyd Eagle-san. Steve Carell, Miranda Cosgrove, Pharrell, and more! The date goes awry, but Lucy arrives and rescues Gru from being humiliated by shooting Shannon with a tranquilizer gun. Eduardo dances to this song at his restaurant. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. [91][92], Despicable Me 2 is the 48th-highest-grossing film of all time, the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2013,[93] the sixth-highest-grossing animated film,[94] the seventh-highest-grossing 3-D film,[95] and the second highest-grossing Illumination Entertainment film. "[133] Claudia Puig of USA Today gave the film two out of four stars, saying "With its predecessor having made a whopping $540 million globally, it's no wonder that Universal saw fit to order a sequel. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 18, 2014. [3] Calculating in all expenses, Deadline Hollywood estimated that the film made a profit of $394.5 million. [32], Despicable Me 2 premiered on June 5, 2013, at Event Cinemas in Bondi Junction, New South Wales, Australia. Despicable Me was the world's introduction to Illumination Entertainment and gave Universal a surprising contender in the world of animated films. He's also worked on many of Hans Zimmer's scores as a musician and additional composer. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. The end result is a wonderful blending of two ingredients. If you don't see eye to eye, sometimes it's easier to (part company) and move on from there. The next day, the AVL arrest Eagle-san after finding an almost-empty jar of the mutagen in his shop, and the investigation is closed by Ramsbottom. Lucy later arrives at the party right after Gru leaves, but El Macho captures Lucy after Pollito, El Macho's pet chicken, retrieves her AVL ID badge from her purse. The animation was developed in Paris, France by Illumination Mac Guff using Autodesk Maya, over 400 to 650 artists worked on the sequel, in contrast of the team of 100 artists the first film required. It is the second installment in the Despicable Me film series and the sequel to Despicable Me (2010). All music is composed by Heitor Pereira, except where noted. El Macho then applies the mutagen on himself and turns into a monster, but Gru and Nefario defeat him using Lucy's lipstick taser and a fart gun respectively. Despicable Me 2 grossed $368 million in North America, and $602.7 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $970.8 million. Eduardo tries to impress the ladies with his salsa dancing. "[135], Sara Stewart of the New York Post gave the film three out of four stars, saying "Sure, it's not as novel as the first time we were here, but directors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud stay true to the clever, slapstick vibe. 1. "[138] Stephanie Merry of The Washington Post gave the film three out of four stars, saying "The animation is beguiling, particularly when Lucy drives her car into the ocean, transforming it into a submarine that scoots around sharks and fish. "[17] Peter Hartlaub of the San Francisco Chronicle gave the film three out of four stars, saying "It's a credit that the writing can be so funny in the moment, that it takes time to realize there's no cohesive story, zero dramatic tension and nary a practical lesson for either the characters in the film or the people watching in the theater. Gru arrives at El Macho's fortress with two disguised minions covered with purple paint pretending to be captured, but their cover is blown and the purple minions attack and corner them. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. A little disappointed but should have thought to check this before buying. [123], Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying "Steve Carell's Slavic inflections as Gru do the trick, as before. [31] His work was commended by Variety, saying: "You'd never guess he wasn't the filmmakers' first choice."[17]. Gru finds Lucy strapped to a TNT-loaded shark rocket and starts to untie her, but Pollito launches the rocket, sending it flying towards the same volcano where El Macho previously faked his death. My hats off to Pharrell that he didn't "dumb" the music down with "kiddie catchie gimmicks." On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 75% based on reviews from 185 critics, with an average rating of 6.67/10. Pierre Coffin also reprises the role as the Minions. Meanwhile, Agnes, who dreams of having a mother one day, believes that Gru will fall in love with Lucy. With Pharrell Williams dedicated solely to the songs it seems Heitor had a better grasp and focus on the whole thing. "[141] Colin Covert of the Star Tribune gave the film three out of four stars, saying "For an adult, the predictability could turn you blasé. [39][40][41][42] Cinépolis opened its first 4DX room at the Centro Comercial Limonar Premier mall in Cali, Colombia, with the release of the film.

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