BAD BUNNY: Jack Russell terrier Max and shaggy mongrel Duke are thwarted in their attempts to find their way home by Snowball, a white bunny.
The Secret Life of Pets
- Animated comedy; Cert G; 1hr 30mins
- Starring: Louis CK, Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Steve Coogan, Lake Bell and Dana Carvey
- Directors: Chris Renaud and Yarrow Cheney
I CONFESS, I’m a sucker for both animated comedies and cute, fluffy animals.
So this film was a double whammy for me and a must for anyone who adores their pets.
This comes from the same production team who brought us the brilliant Despicable Me franchise and Minions so you know its going to be hilarious.
The hero of the story is Jack Russell terrier Max (Louis CK) who lives in a New York apartment. Utterly devoted to owner Katie, Max’s life is turned upside down when she adopts a new dog, a large, shaggy mongrel called Duke (Eric Stonestreet).
Max’s attempts to rid himself of Duke result in the two of them being lost in New York. Max’s mates – tabby cat Chloe (Lake Bell), pug Mel (Bobby Moynihan) and dachshund Buddy (Hannibal Buress) – and love interest Pomeranian Gidget (Jenny Slate), set out to find them and are both helped and hunted by a host of other pets and strays. The film has been critisised for being too much like Toy Story with fur, but for me, that’s more of a recommendation than a critisism.
8/10