Despicable Me 2
Movie, 2013, Gru, Set in Present day
Despicable Me 2 is #2 of 7 in release order and #5 of 7 in chronological order in the Despicable Me.
The story
Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.
Despicable Me 2 recap
Gru has given up villainy and is trying to make jams and jellies with Dr. Nefario, while raising Margo, Edith and Agnes, who wants a mother. Lucy Wilde, an agent of the Anti-Villain League, kidnaps Gru for its director, Silas Ramsbottom, who asks him to find who stole PX-41, a serum that turns animals into savage purple monsters. Gru and Lucy go undercover at a shopping mall, running a cupcake shop. Gru suspects Eduardo, the owner of a Mexican restaurant, whom he recognises as El Macho, a villain thought to have died riding a shark strapped with dynamite into a volcano. The AVL arrests the wig shop owner instead. Margo falls for Eduardo's son, Antonio. Meanwhile Minions vanish one by one, and Nefario quits to work for El Macho. Gru realises he loves Lucy just as she is reassigned to Australia.
Despicable Me 2 ending explained
Gru rescues Lucy from El Macho, cures the purple Minions with an antidote made from his jelly, and marries her. Lucy jumps from her plane to come back, but El Macho captures her, and Gru breaks into his lair. Nefario, who has secretly returned, brings the jelly antidote, which turns the purple Minions back, and El Macho, mutated by his own serum, is stopped. Gru frees Lucy from a shark-shaped rocket, and she agrees to marry him. At the wedding, Agnes finally has a mother.
Post-credits scenes
During the credits, the Minions audition for a film of their own, a teaser for Minions. There is no story scene after the credits.
Where to watch Despicable Me 2
Despicable Me 2 is streaming on Peacock and Tubi in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 75%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Despicable Me, before Minions.
- Chronological order: after Despicable Me, before Despicable Me 3.
What to watch before Despicable Me 2
Despicable Me (2010), which Despicable Me 2 (2013) continues.
Cast
- Steve Carell as Gru (voice)
- Kristen Wiig as Lucy (voice)
- Benjamin Bratt as Eduardo / El Macho (voice)
- Miranda Cosgrove as Margo (voice)
- Dana Gaier Ellis as Edith (voice)
- Elsie Fisher as Agnes (voice)
- Russell Brand as Dr. Nefario (voice)
- Ken Jeong as Floyd (voice)
- Steve Coogan as Silas (voice)
- Moisés Arias as Antonio (voice)
- Nasim Pedrad as Jillian (voice)
- Kristen Schaal as Shannon (voice)
Directed by Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud.