** out of four
The Secret Life of Pets 2 is a cute and sometimes funny animated movie about what our pets do when we leave the house every morning. The first film was funnier and more focused. It featured things thta our pets do that we could relate to. Not so much with the sequel.
I saw the movie Friday night in King of Prussia. Several families were in the theater with us. The kids paid attention but really didn't laugh that much.
The film is made up of three stories: Max, the lead dog in the movie series, goes to a farm with his family and learns how to be the "top dog", learning the ropes from a shepard dog named Rooster ( voice provided by Harrison Ford).Segment two is about Snowball the rabbitt ( voiced by Kevin Hart) who thinks he is a superhero, saving a white tiger form the evil circus. Story three deal with Gidget the fluffy dog pretending to be a cat in order to sneak into the neighborhood Cat-lady's home full of felines to retrieve a Busy-Bee squeaky toy.
The only common link is bravery. Otherwise the movie is pretty disjointed and shifts back and forth from each vignette.
I enjpyed the farm segment the most. I enjoyed the circus segment the least. The rabbit/superhero fantasy was pretty stupid. The parts where pets do everyday pet things ( which everyone can relate to) touched home more and were funnier.
There will probably be a Secret Life Of Pets 3, since the movie is a hit, There is still plenty of story left, as long as the writers keep it real and don't get too much into the violent, Roadrunner typ. slam-bang , slapstick action.
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