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 which guarantees plenty of laughs. But what it doesn't have is an edge." Peter Howell of the "Toronto Star" gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying "It feels at times as if "Despicable Me 2" actually is "The Minions Movie". Coffin and Renaud and returning screenwriters Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio haven't managed to come up with a dastardly plot to rival the shrinking and stealing of the moon from the previous film." Stephen Holden of "The New York Times" gave the film two and a half stars out of five, saying "It is consistently