Sunday, July 10, 2016

THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS


THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS:  It seems that a new animated film is released every week and as a rule, I am wary of them.   Call it "Sickofcelanemia."  Before you attack, I know, I know; it's a tasteless pun on a serious condition.  But, back to the matter at hand; when I say wary I really mean I wait for the reviews.  Well, the reviews are in, and they are right.  This is a first-rate, laugh-out-loud, breeze of a movie with a talented cast of voices including Louis C.K., Kevin Hart, Eric Stonestreet, Ellie Kemper, Albert Brooks and Dana Carvey.  A bit slow getting started, we meet Max (C.K.) who is leading an idyllic New York life until his owner brings home a stray, Duke (Stonestreet) They do not get along and are soon in big trouble.  It seems in the New York sewers live all  sorts of unwanted throw-away pets whose ring leader is a furry and ferocious bunny named Snowball voiced brilliantly by Kevin Hart.  When Max and Duke fall in with this crowd, their neighbor pets set out to find them.  Adventure and some wonderful original humor ensues.  Kids are gonna love this and I left the theater smiling, all wariness a think of the past.

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