title : Top Movies - The Secret Life of Pets Movie Review (Spoiler Free) - Movie Reviews Sites
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Top Movies - The Secret Life of Pets Movie Review (Spoiler Free) - Movie Reviews Sites
article2016 Reviews, articleAnimated Films,Illumination’s pet adventure doesn’t quite capture the hearts of animal lovers, replicating an old formula of another animated feature rather than creating something new.
Genre: Animation/ComedyDirector: Chris Renaud, Yarrow Cheney
Cast: Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Jenny Slate, Albert Brooks, Lake Bell, Hannibal Buress, Dana Carvey, Bobby Moynihan, Chris Renaud, Steve Coogan & Ellie Kemper.
Run Time: 87 min.
US Release: 08 July 2016
UK Release: 24 June 2016
German Release: 28 July 2016
Let me tell you right from the start that I was really excited for this animated film and it managed to land a spot in my top 25 anticipated movies of this year; if you didn’t read it click on the link here. I loved the trailer, which appeared online over a year before this movie debuted in cinemas, I am a huge animal lover (I have three dogs and lost another this summer) and I liked all of Illumination’s Despicable Me related film, so I know what they can create. With all of these factors playing in, my expectations for this feature animation were gigantic and that did not play well for me in the outcome because The Secret Life of Pets was one of the biggest letdowns for me this year!
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| My dogs from left to right; Lola (R.I.P) :(, Hippie, Coco and Kea |
The story revolves around Max (Louis C.K.), a Jack Russell Terrier living happily with his owner Katie (Kemper) in a small apartment in Manhattan. Neighbouring dog Gidget (Slate) has a secret crush on Max, but he is only interested in his owner and the attention she gives him. When Katie arrives back home with another dog she adopted, Duke (Stonestreet), Max gets jealous and tries to blackmail Duke. Enraged about Max’s attitude towards him, Duke tries to abandon him in an alley but they get attacked by cats and flee into the sewers, getting lost in New York. Gidget gathers the others, creating a rescue party.
Walking into the cinema, I was expecting to see a fun and comedic film about what pets are up too, once we leave them at home alone and I did obtain it for the first 12-15 minutes. My problem with the first quarter of an hour, though, was that it completely replayed the events of the first trailer and the comedic moments in it were, consequently, old and stale. After the introduction of Duke and the dispute between him and Max that gets them lost in the city of NY, The Secret Life of Pets turns into a mash-up of Toy Story and Lady & the Tramp, replaying the events of the Toy’s adventure basically beat for beat but without the heart and soul that turned the movie into an animation classic. Compared to the pictures it tries to replicate, this is no more than a forgettable throwaway flick.
My biggest gripe with the movie was the plot, because the story itself wasn’t written all too well; missing something that would make it interesting and since the entry didn’t manage to wheel me in, the whole movie simply dragged on for me. The comedy in the plot was too goofy for my taste. It starts off promising, showing us scenarios I know my dogs did as well when I left them alone, and then it suddenly changes direction and turns very slapstick, including an animal crime ring that drives cars and dresses up as humans.
There had been aspects of the story that I did like though, such as the display of emotions that these pets have for their owners and loved the conversation between Max and Duke about the latter's previous owner. I simply wished the movie had shown as well how much we pet owners care for our animals. My favourite moment scene, was the last segment with Max, Duke and Kate because that was a moment that nearly made me tear up.
This animation suffers from an overabundance of different side-pets that distract from the main story. Max and Duke, though, are both the lead characters in this story and while Louis C.K and Eric Stonestreet did a good job at voicing the dogs, the characters themselves were just rehashes of Woody and Buzz. Nevertheless, it was fun to see how this two needed to start working together, once they get into trouble and how a friendship blossoms out of that necessity to co-work with one another. I also like how C.K. and Stonestreet managed to display their loyalty and love for their owner, simply using the correct vocal tones.
Kevin Hart played Snowball, the white dwarf bunny, and leader of the animal syndicate. Sadly, the character he played was an over-the-top, hyperactive psychopathic bunny and comedic wise it was too similar to the roles he usually plays. He was annoying and he had way too much screen-time. I simply did not like how he played the character. Gidget, voiced by Jenny Slate, is a white Pomeranian and secretly in love with Max. Her character, though, also gets way too much screen time and although not as annoying as Snowball, she does have her moments in which she grated my nerves!
The movie’s strongest aspect is its effects and animated design. It may not be Disney standard but it looks good nonetheless. I liked the design of the different animals, which look a little bit more cartoonish than in other animations but they were also incredibly detailed. The humans’ design also looked very good and contrasted that of the animals, because they looked more real. The colour palette fitted the light tone of the film and complemented it with strong and vibrant colours.
Verdict: The Secret Life of Pets was a movie I was really looking forward to seeing it, but it ultimately disappointed me in nearly all aspects. The story had no depth to it and pretty much just reused the plot of Toy Story point by point, the comedy in it was completely over the top and not funny, but my biggest issue with it was the fact that it simply dragged on because it had no interesting points to discuss. I did like some of the talks between Duke and Max, which proved how emotionally attached animals can be to their owners, but it wasn’t sufficient to entertain me throughout 87 minutes. Kevin Hart was awful as the “villain”, his outbursts and comments were simply annoying and there are way too many side-characters that distract from the main story. All in all, this is a movie that children will probably love, but adults will have a hard time sitting through it. I will give The Secret Life of Pets a 5.5 out of 10. Watch Free Movies and Tv shows online in HD quality
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