'Despicable Me 2' hardly original, but enjoyable

Working to the principle that you don’t mess with a winning formula, directors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud deliver more warm-hearted thrills and slapstick spills in the action-packed sequel to their delightful 2010 computer-animated adventure.

‘Despicable Me 2’ doesn’t quite attain the dizzy heights of the original and lacks some of the heart-tugging emotion and warmth that epitomised Gru’s journey from cackling arch-villain to surrogate father.