Despicable Me any excuse for air conditioning will do. So it's a happy bonus to find that "Despicable Me" is more than just a heat-busting baby-sitter." James Berardinelli of "ReelViews" gave the film three out of four stars, saying, "This is a smartly written comedy with a soft emotional core." Kyle Smith of the "New York Post" gave the film three out of four stars, saying, ""Despicable Me" may not be the most sophisticated kids movie ever, but it stacks up against recent animated fare like "How To Train Your Dragon" the way The New York Review of Books compares to "USA
Despicable Me 2 it's not enough just to trot out legions of minions and cobble together a plot. Audiences deserve more imagination and inventiveness than this wan recycling." Owen Gleiberman of "Entertainment Weekly" gave the film a 'C' grade, saying "By the end, every child in the audience will want his or her own monster-minion toy. Adults will just regret the way that "Despicable Me 2" betrays the original film's devotion to bad-guy gaiety." 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