The Secret Life of Pets

This is Little League as animal animation goes (even my daughter wanted me to switch to a Pixar movie), but it was watchable. The New York fly-throughs are gorgeous, but the animal animation not so great, and the script is chaotic. The only really memorable character is the white rabbit with the modest goal of wiping out mankind. P.S.: He doesn’t manage to. (09/02/2022)

After the trailer, I was expecting a bit more. But what I got was a standard animated film, which at times transitions into very good animation, and at other times delivers absolutely fantastic gags that got me. But otherwise, there's nothing extra that blew me away. The story didn't grab me and I found it very bland as a whole. It has nice details. The rabbit is a cliché, but good. (15/08/2016)

In the first few minutes I found myself gushing over the beautiful animated New York City and giggling at the pets' perfectly polished behaviors and movements. If you have one, you'll definitely enjoy how much these pets resemble yours. Cute, funny, apt... that's how the film starts. After that, it's just the same old story about one group of animals trying to save another group of animals from the pound and more. Children will be fine with this story, adults will not. 3 stars. (13/08/2016)

A perfect second-hand animated film that took my breath away. It has a great idea that focuses on our pets and their secrets. The pets come with amazing characters and are played very believably. The gangsta snow rabbit is amazing, the tattooed pig that has bacon and ribs and the main central pair of dogs are also very good. The tale has a crazy pace, there's action and suspense and the scenes with the viper are delightfully scary, which will have kids closing their eyes every which way. On the plus side, the animation is also very polished, earning a fifth star thanks to top-notch detail (I haven't seen such cool underwater shots with waves and bubbles in a long time). You have to be very sharp when watching the film, because the details take it to great heights (e.g. when the dog looks into the cat's eyes, you can see the reflection of the dog from the eyes, and there are more details like that), and most of all, it's great fun. The filmmakers took a lot of care with the film and I'm sorry that it went unappreciated by the audience because they didn't catch half of it. 95% (08/11/2016)

A very enjoyable animated film that gives you a good laugh (especially in the first half when you get to know the characters and during all kinds of falls, jumps, stumbles, etc.), but a deeper story or some kind of level would be hard to find (compared with last year's Inside Out or this year's Zootropolis), although the film did have some references to other films ("Dude, I'm a cat. - Well, nobody is perfect."), which I appreciate. In the end, it's a nicely spent ninety minutes, during which you revel in the animation rather than being offered any thought-provoking material. A film that will mostly entertain younger audiences and potential pet owners. (19/08/2016)