![]() ![]() It’s an absurd notion that raises a smile if you are of a certain age. This film deserves its PG rating with its reckless, but funny talk about killing pet owners in revenge. No time for a nap, you’re on your feet the entire time. And the pacing (editor Ken Schretzmann) is near perfect. Computer graphics supervisor Bruno Chauffard also contributes to a very distinct and visual appeal that makes the footage (91 minutes long) fun to watch. Production design by Eric Guillon along with Colin Stimpson’s art direction creates streets of colorful town houses that look like they were ripped out of a pastel storybook. Also the steady, optimistic, yet insecure portrayal of Max by Louis C.K. Jenny Slate’s interpretation of Gidget reaches a pinnacle when she pimp smacks a bald, pink feral cat named Ozone (voiced by Steve Coogan, Philomena) who is reluctant to give up Max’s whereabouts. That motor mouth, hellfire rabbit should start drinking decaf. The key difference between the classic old cartoons and this new rendition is the urban setting and the cheeky, malicious over-the-top clown fest that comic actor Kevin Hart instills in the very rebellious and crazed Snowball. Indeed, some of the shtick, like watching Max and Duke get sucked into a sewer whirlpool or eating themselves into a stupor at a sausage factory, feels like vintage comedy. ![]() Watching the animals don human characteristics and dialogue is very reminiscent of the Looney Tunes days with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Tweety. It’s a nice setup for antics that take viewers around the city of New York, from the gutters of Manhattan to the bowels of Brooklyn and the famous bridge that connects the two boroughs. She assembles a group of friends to find and rescue him: Buddy the dachshund (voiced by Hannibal Buress, “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising)”, Mel the over-zealous pug (voiced by Bobby Moynihan, SNL), Sweet Pea the parakeet (Tara Strong), Norman the guinea pig (voiced by Chris Renaud) and a slightly untrustworthy and ravenous hawk named Tiberius (voiced by Albert Brooks) who licks his beak and salivates when he sees little animals. Meanwhile, a feisty Pomeranian named Gidget (Jenny Slate) notices the love of her life Max is missing. Afraid for their lives, Max and Duke must swear allegiance to Snowball and his guerrilla movement. They say they love us, then they throw us out.” His militia group, “Flushed Pets,” is out to destroy humanity as revenge for their ill treatment. #The secret life of pets movie rating fullIn a voice as militant as a gang leader’s, Snowball tells a room full of followers, “All of us have suffered at the hands of humans. The belligerent bunny leads an army of pets who have been abandoned by their owners. ![]() Max and Duke follow Snowball to his underground, sewer lair. They’re in luck when a renegade small, white bunny rabbit named Snowball (voiced by Kevin Hart) frees a dog from the catchers’ paddy wagon and liberates them too. Their testy, backbiting squabbles find them out on the street, with their dog collars gone, and captured by animal control-dogcatchers. The two jealous, love-envy dogs scheme against each other. ![]() Max is pals with the selfish, snippy cat Chloe (voiced by Lake Bell), who purrs, “As your friend I don’t care about you, or your problems.”Īnd it is with those deaf ears that Chloe listens to Max pour his heartache out after Katie brings home a big buffoon mutt named Duke (voiced by Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family”), who steals Max’s thunder and their owner’s attention. In a language they understand, pets converse behind closed doors. He’s a sociable terrier, the big paw on campus in her building. When Katie (Ellie Kemper, “The Office”) shuts the door of her New York apartment, she has no idea what her rescue dog Max (voiced by Louis C.K.) does. ![]()
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