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Despicable Me 2 diverting and so cute you'll want to pet it. Yet it is also weightless and lacks a center." Rafer Guzman of "Newsday" gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying "Better, or at least sweeter, than the first, with Wiig adding some much-needed romantic charm to the toddler-level humor." Tirdad Derakhshani of "The Philadelphia Inquirer" gave the film two and a half stars out of five, saying "If you're looking for quality prepackaged, predigested Hollywood family fun this summer, you could do a lot worse than "Despicable Me 2"." Keith Uhlich of "Time Out" gave the