Despicable Me

“Despicable Me” had two big things going for it — heart and humor. “Despicable Me 2” doesn’t have nearly as much heart, but it makes up for that deficiency with a lot more humor. It’s tough to find the same kind of emotional notes that made the original film — the 2010 hit where Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) goes from a super villain who steals the moon to the loving father of three orphans — so enjoyable. It seems almost impossible to emotionally top adopting orphans. That’s why the sequel leans more on the humor, especially with a much-expanded role for the jabbering, yellow, round assistants known as his Minions. These are the funniest yellow characters this side of “The Simpsons.” Not since the “Madagascar” movies — where...