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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