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That includes more ambitious fare like “ Zootopia” and almost everything that PixarĪnd Studio Ghibli does? Arguably, but if you approach this shaggy dog with the right Their appreciation for the household pet. Worth a look for families because it doesn’t talk down to kids and may even further Ultimately, “The Secret Life of Pets” is not unlike the bigĭog named Duke who sets its plot in motion-sweet, likable, but a little dim. Seeing the preview, the oppressive advertising for this flick hasĪctually held back some of its twists and turns to the degree where I was never Said for the relative unpredictability of “The Secret Life of Pets.” Whereas Iįelt like I could chart “ The Angry Birds Movie” from first beat to last after
People like Moynihan, Brooks, Hart and especially Slate. Memorable than standard non-Pixar fare, enlivened by great voice work from Will be attached (my seven-year-old was) and the supporting characters are way more Max is the kind of relatable protagonist to which kids While “The Secret Life of Pets” is undeniably a dip in a kiddie pool compared to the deeper swimming lessons of better animated films, There's a draft somewhere of "Pets" with a few less characters and a few more stakes that works better (and could also become the inevitable sequel, now that the introductions are out of the way). They run back to the action before it can get too real. Risk getting a bit emotional involving a subplot about Duke’s former owner, Any threat in “The Secret Life of Pets” is exaggerated-the bumblingĪnimal control nitwits, a ritual with a deadly snake-and when the writers do Watch “ Toy Story” or “ Wall-E,” we honestly fear for the safety of theĬharacters involved. Story, cramming so many characters into its brief 90-minute running time that Point, one realizes that “The Secret Life of Pets” doesn’t really have a lot of Way home while their friends come to the rescue.Īnd yet there’s not much adventure to it. Life of Pets” is an adventure tale, a story of two dogs trying to find their ( Bobby Moynihan) and even a hawk named Tiberius ( Albert Brooks), forced toįight his instinct to eat every animal with whom he’s now aligned. Missing and leads a posse to find him that’s made up of other house pets from nearbyįlats, including temperamental cat Chloe ( Lake Bell), hyperactive dog Mel That the object of her affection in the apartment across the way (Max) is The pampered dog named Gidget ( Jenny Slate, who I'd like to do voice work in every major animated from now on if at all possible) happens to notice Humans, led by the scene-stealing bunny named Snowball (a great, energetic turn by Kevin Hart). Sewer-dwelling “flushed” pets who are organizing a revolution against the Before you know it, Max andĭuke are on the street, hoping to avoid both animal control and a group of Ready to share space and vie for Andy’s, I mean, Katie’s love, he tries toįrame Duke for destroying their owner’s apartment.
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Hardy charm that I wish the movie played with more. Offset between tiny Max and giant Duke offers a Laurel & Got a second dog, a big hairball known as Duke ( Eric Stonestreet)-and the visual Max narrates this story of the day that his owner Will be looking for as temperatures rise and the start of school seems so far away, but most won’t be able to remember after they see it. Secret Life of Pets” is the disposable, summer diversion that many families Kids when they’re over and work for both adults and children. The best animated movies give us themes to discuss with our In the end, it’s tooĪggressively likable to hate-especially given its strong character design andĮxcellent voice work-but simultaneously too shallow and forgettable
To the “new guy who mixes things up” storytelling dynamic. Story,” from the idea that we don’t know what our toys/pets do while we’re gone To be more direct, it’s an almost beat-for-beat rip of Pixar’s “Toy Owner Katie’s ( Ellie Kemper) bike, but it’s more about apartments, fireĮscapes, roads and sewers than parks, and how a lovable group of animals is forced to Max (voiced by Louis C.K.) speeding through Central Park in the basket of his “The Secret Life of Pets” is a kind-hearted, sweet storyĪbout the unique relationship not only between pets and their owners butīetween pets and major cities like New York.
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