Directed by: Yarrow Cheney & Chris Renauld
Written by: Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio, & Brian Lynch
Starring: Louis C. K., Eric Stonestreet, & Kevin Hart
The Secret Life of Pets is a cute family movie that's great for kids and adults alike, as long as you've had a pet or like animals that is.
Max (C. K.) is happy being the only dog in Katie's (Ellie Kemper) life. They do everything together. But one day, Katie comes home with a new dog, Duke (Stonestreet). When Duke begins taking over Max's home, Max devises a plan to show him who the real alpha dog is. One day, while the dog walker is distracted, Duke takes Max on a ride and throws him away in a trash can. But when cats steal their collars, animal control is after them. Will they ever be able to get back to Katie or will they end up lost in the pound?
My favorite characters are Chloe (Lake Bell), the cat, and Gidget (Jenny Slate), the Pomeranian. The cat acts just like mine with trying to fit in boxes, getting toys stuck to her nails, and more. Gidget is just a love crazy dog who will do anything to find Max.
But Max and Duke are great protagonists that eventually get a character arc. The story makes sense with everyone trying to find them from animal control to Snowball (Kevin Hart), the crazed bunny who hates humans and their pets, to Gidget and their other animal friends.
It isn't an amazing movie or anything, but it did pull at the heartstrings when I saw owners with their pets because you think of your pet. But it isn't like anything is wrong with it. I thought it was creative how they combined Illumination films in the story line for marketing purposes, the issue of what happens to pets that are abandoned, and more. 3 popcorns.
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