Snowball, it seems, is a former magician’s assistant and the fanatical leader of the Flushed Pets, a varied group of animals - including a tattooed pig and a hairless cat - abandoned by their owners after a short time (and while there WAS an alligator amongst this menagerie, I was disappointed that it was NOT an albino). They are soon, broken out, though, by a streetwise bunny, Snowball (voice of Kevin Hart, “ Get Hard”), and taken through the NYC sewer system. During this conflict, while on a walk in Central Park, both are captured by a pair of goofy Animal Control officers (Animal Control officers are ALWAYS goofy in these kinds of movies). Neither likes the other and it soon becomes a battle of wills and wits as to who will stay and who may go.
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This life is abruptly ended, however, when Katie brings home the large and slovenly Duke (voice of Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family” TV series).
The two share a small apartment in New York City and day after day, when Katie goes to work, Max sits faithfully by the door awaiting her return and blissfully unaware that he himself is the object of the affections of another small canine, Gidget (voice of Jenny Slate who was also the voice of the Assistant Mayor in “ Zootopia”). The Secret Life of Pets centers on a small terrier named Max (voice of Louis C.K., “Louie” TV series), who has had a wonderful life with his owner, Katie (voice of Ellie Kemper, “ Bridesmaids”). A few more adventurous critters, however, prefer to play video games, eat food from the refrigerator, throw parties or listen to head-banging heavy metal music. Of these various dogs, cats, birds, fish, rabbits, reptiles, rodents, etc., some engage in rather mundane activities such as sitting and waiting, looking out the window and sleeping. Unlike some pictures, the title gives the plot of this one away instantly, as the story is basically what pets do while their owners are away. Trying to fight this deluge, though, is the animated feature from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment (the group that brought us “ Minions,” in fact, there is a fun little Minions short preceding this movie), The Secret Life of Pets, co-directed by Yarrow Cheney and Chris Renaud (“ Despicable Me,” “ Despicable Me 2” and who is also a voice of one of the characters, Norman the Guinea Pig). The dog days of the summer schlockbusters are upon us and soon we will be inundated with mediocre and below average films such as the new “ Ghostbusters,” another “Ice Age” installment and the dismal “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates,” among others.
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