If you’ve ever looked into your pets eyes and SWORE you could read their minds, this movie will probably feel like confirmation. Desperately missing you while you’re gone, expressing disdain for ho-hum kibble -- and I really need to create a meme of Chloe the cat (Lake Bell) saying, “As your friend, I’ve gotta be honest with you, I don’t care about you or your problems.” Hilarious!
But the star of the movie is content little Max the terrier (Louis C.K.), who’s living the perfect life with his doting owner and fellow pet buddies in a high-rise building in New York. He's devastated, however, when said-owner adopts a giant, disruptive mutt named Duke, and everything is ruined. As they clash and try to find ways to get rid of each other, the two dogs wind up loose on the streets where they fight ferocious alley cats, dogcatchers, and a deranged bunny/gang leader (Kevin Hart). A motley crew of pets mobilizes to rescue them, but help comes from an even more unlikely source.
My son and I go to LOTS of movies, and we’ve been watching the adorable and very lengthy trailers for months and months waiting for this movie’s release. All the while, I’ve worried that they gave too much away -- what can possibly be left after so many super cute scenes were revealed in the previews? Turns out, they did, indeed, give away too much. The movie still holds up, but some of the very best scenes lacked comedic impact because we knew all the punchlines already, darn it!
Having said that, it’s still an enjoyable movie, and they truly captured the exact essence of what I assume my neurotic, codependent dog goes through every time I leave the house. Louis C.K. is perfect for the voice of Max, and Jenny Slate manages to make a squeaky but determined little fluffball dog rather endearing, but it’s Kevin Hart who really steals the show with his over-the-top, high-octane delivery as Snowball, the borderline psychotic rabbit. Other members of the stellar cast include Dana Carvey, Albert Brooks, Ellie Kemper, Eric Stonestreet, and Bobby Moynihan.
Overall, it's just a fun little summer family movie. It opens today, July 8. Go here for local showtimes.
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