The Secret Life of Pets
THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS (PG)
D: Chris Renaud & Yarrow Cheney
Universal/Illumination (Chris Meledandri & Janet
Healy)
US 2016
87 mins
Animated
W: Brian Lynch, Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio
Mus: Alexandre Desplat
voices of: Louis C.K. (Max), Eric Stonestreet (Duke), Kevin
Hart (Snowball), Jenny Slate (Gidget), Ellie Kemper (Katie), Albert Brooks (Tiberius)
This animated film's trailer advertises the story as "what
your pets get up to when you're not at home", but this representation is breezed over with a selection of pets watching TV and raiding the fridge. The main focus of the story is a carbon copy of
Toy Story, except with a pair of dogs instead of Woody and Buzz Lightyear.
A
pair of feuding dogs get lost on the streets of New York and try to find their way home while a group of their friends attempt to help.
This is an animated film aimed squarely at young children, and
in that respect it's perfectly fine. For adults, however, this has very little in the way of entertainment.
4/10
