

Lastly the voice acting is pretty terrific, Kevin Hart, Albert Brooks and Steve Coogan coming off best. 'The Secret Life of Pets' is also very wittily and often hilariously scripted, some of the best lines coming from Snowball, and there are some neat references to 'Grease', 'Saturday Night Fever' and 'Some Like it Hot.' As said, much of the story is charming with enough of the entertainment factor. However, 'The Secret Life of Pets' is beautifully and vibrantly animated, love the rich colours, meticulously rich backgrounds and the well-modelled character designs. The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.

And while a vast majority of the film is incredibly entertaining, not all the jokes work in the final third, being not as well-timed and being a bit too obvious and childish. While the lead characters are likable and interesting, there are too many characters, which are not as fleshed out and some of them not in the film enough to make impact, and the film feels over-populated as a result. Starting with 'The Secret Life of Pets', while much of the story is charming, beautifully paced without feeling rushed and entertaining, it does run out of steam in the final third where it does drag a bit and feels overstretched. The Secret Life of Pets 2 - Continuing the story of Max and his pet friends, following their secret lives after their owners leave them for work or school. Storyline: Taking place in a Manhattan apartment building, Maxs life as a favorite pet is turned upside down, when his owner brings home a sloppy mongrel named Duke. 00 What is if like to spend 68 years of your life in the closet Richard Chamberlain digs deeper than ever to tell us why it happened and how he finally got. Not a great film, but a very enjoyable one.
