Despicable Me funnies and nothing to suggest a sequel, which is probably wise." Tasha Robinson of "The A.V. Club" gave the film a B, saying, "Until the "creep + orphans = happy family" formula starts demanding abrupt, unconvincing character mutations, "Despicable Me" is a giddy joy." Marjorie Baumgarten of "The Austin Chronicle" gave the film three out of five stars, saying, "Everyone knows that the villains are usually the most interesting characters in any movie. So the makers of "Despicable Me" were wise to cut to the chase and make the megalomaniacal Gru the central character in this animated film." Released on
Despicable Me 2 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." Laremy Legel 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." "Despicable Me 2" grossed $368 million in North America, and $602.7 million in other countries, for a worldwide