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Anyone who is fortunate enough to share their life with a companion animal will undoubtedly get a kick out of the latest Illumination animated effort, “The Secret Life of Pets.” The film soars when it focuses on animals interacting with their human guardians, with the canine and feline characters acting like real pets do (if my cats could talk, I’m sure they’d converse in similar dialogue as portrayed onscreen).The first part of the movie is incredibly perceptive and clever, as is the last 10 minutes because it zeroes in on these very relationships (the opening and closing scenes of the movie are touching and have lots of heart).The problem comes in the middle when the story stops being about ‘pets being pets.’ Sadly, the majority of the film lags when it ventures into the dreaded animated movie territory of sheer stupidity.

Loveable human Katie (Ellie Kemper) and her pup Max (Louis C.K.) are the best of friends.Max has several animal buddies that live in the same New York City high rise, including dogs, cats, birds and guinea pigs that stop by for daily visits. ...

Street pets versus the house pets!A day adventure in a big city!

Animation films always fascinate me, because of its varieties.Even animals can be the heroes and villains.So this kind of new story perspective, including technology, what makes adults too can enjoy them like the kids does. ...

Very cute intro and some adorable animals, but the leads (voiced by Louis C.K.and Eric Stonestreet) were the worst part of the film...even if they did have a couple funny moments.What makes this worth viewing, however, are Gidget (Jenny Slate), Snowball (Kevin Hart), and Tiberius (Albert Brooks). ...

Meh.Funny.Acting was alright.I liked Kevin Hart as the rabbit. ...