Review of The Secret Life of Pets (2016) by Yoloswag4Doge — 06 Aug 2016

I found it a easy movie to watch, but I felt it could've been better. The voice acting and animation is mostly top notch. Where the movie kinda falters is in the plot. The movie starts off strong with a lot of warm hearted humor and amusing pet antics, but the movie takes a sharp turn once the pets leave their homes.

It becomes more of a dark drama as opposed to a children's comedy and naturally the humor starts to wear thin due to the grim nature of the plot. There's still some good pockets of entertainment throughout the movie, but I felt it could've been a lot better if it'd remained more upbeat.

(Nobody's made this comparison, but I thought it had a similar premise as Lady and the Tramp 2, except considerably darker).