 James Rocchi of MSN Movies gave the film four out of five stars , saying " <unk> and hilarious , smart and silly , action @-@ packed but never violent , Despicable Me 2 is that rare sequel that outshines its beginnings . " Colin Covert of the Star Tribune gave the film three out of four stars , saying " For an adult , the predictability could turn you blasé . For kids , revisiting these jokes is a howl . Pinkie promise . " Mary F. Pols of Time gave the film a positive review , saying " As a sequel it stands level with the first film , and may have the edge on it . " Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave the film three out of four stars , saying " Co @-@ directors Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin , who do Minion voices expertly , never let up on the laughs . A fart joke in 3 @-@ D may not be three times as wacky , but the high spirits of Despicable Me 2 are irresistible fun . " A.A. Dowd of The A.V. Club gave the film a ' C ' grade , saying " What 's missing — and this was the crucial component of part one — is a little sour to undercut the sweet . Like its protagonist , a bad guy gone boringly good , Despicable Me 2 has no edge . It 's fatally nice and insufficiently naughty . " <unk> <unk> of Film.com gave the film a 6 @.@ 3 out of 10 , saying " Despicable Me 2 is fun , especially near the culmination . Structural issues aside , it 's impossible not to like these characters , all of them , rendered with love , always entertaining even when the story around them doesn 't make much sense . " 
