Friday, September 13, 2019

The Secret life of Pets 2 2019


     Max the dog faces some major changes in his family group.  Katie gets married and she now has a baby boy.  Now that the boy is older the family is going to visit an uncle's farm.  Max meets farm dog Rooster and they work together to overcome Max's fears.  Max has left his favorite toy in the care of Gidget.  The toy is now in an apartment packed with cats?  Snowball is on a mission to free a white tiger named Hu from a circus and the cruel owner.

     There are a LOT of funny moments in this film but I think the first Secret Life of Pets was better.  Max has anxiety now about keeping his own toddler safe.  When he goes to the farm, Rooster questions Max’s helicopter parenting style.  One good point in this film is the message to go along with the changes that life brings.
   

86 min, Animation directed by Chris Renaud and Johathan del Val, written by Brian Lynch with the voices of Patton Oswalt, Kevin Hart, Harrison Ford, Eric Stonestreet, Jenny Slate, Tiffany Haddish, Lake Bell, Dana Carvey, Bobby Moynihan, Hannibal Buress, Chris Renaud, Ellie Kemper, Pete Holmes, Henry Lynch, Nick Kroll.


Note:  Imdb 6.5 out of10, Roger Ebert 2* out of 4* Christy Lemire, Rotten Tomatoes 60% critic 90% audience, Metacritic 55 out of 100 with 26 critics, 10 positive, 15 mixed, 1 negative, 6.1 out of 10 with 57 user scores, Common Sense Media Tara McNamara age 7+, 3* out of 5*, 3* positive 3* role, 3* violence & scariness 1* sexy, 3* language, 1* consumerism 2* drinking, drugs & smoking, The Washington Post 2 ½* out of 4* Kristen Page-Kirby, Amazon Video 4.6* out of 5* with 109 reviews, Letterboxd average 2.* out of 5*.

Special Note:  The first Secret Life of Pets is from 2016.  Filmed in New York City.  The white tiger’s name, Hu is pronounced the same as the name tiger in Mandarin Chinese.  This is Illumination’s first sequel other than Despicable Me.  Patton Oswalt replaces Louis C.K. as the voice of Max. 

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