Review of The Secret Life of Pets (2016) by Dann M — 02 Apr 2017

From Illumination comes the entertaining family comedy The Secret Life of Pets. When his owner brings home a new dog Max plots to get rid of him, but his plans go awry and leaves the two of them lost in the streets of New York City.

While it has a promising start (with all of the various pet and their different home lives) it quickly becomes a standard road film. Still, the characters are rather fun and interesting, with some really creative designs to them.

And the comedy is fairly well-written, if a little broad and stereotypical. It delivers some laughs and has its moments, but The Secret Life of Pets loses its ambition early on and settles for mediocrity.