These situations were absurd and funny and the animation captured them seamlessly. Prospective audiences absolutely fell for it, and one really can’t blame them. When said trailer was floating around social media and in movie theater preview slots, people the world over were delighted by images of a dachshund getting his back massages by a mixer, a poodle banging its head to death metal, and a Jack Russell terrier who had no perspective of time passing when his owner returned to her apartment to fetch her forgotten phone. Overall, there is much to enjoy in 'The Secret Life of Pets', though it is more a good film than a great one.The Secret Life of Pets is one of those movies that can’t manage to live up to its own trailer. Lastly the voice acting is pretty terrific, Kevin Hart, Albert Brooks and Steve Coogan coming off best. 'The Secret Life of Pets' is also very wittily and often hilariously scripted, some of the best lines coming from Snowball, and there are some neat references to 'Grease', 'Saturday Night Fever' and 'Some Like it Hot.' As said, much of the story is charming with enough of the entertainment factor. However, 'The Secret Life of Pets' is beautifully and vibrantly animated, love the rich colours, meticulously rich backgrounds and the well-modelled character designs. And while a vast majority of the film is incredibly entertaining, not all the jokes work in the final third, being not as well-timed and being a bit too obvious and childish. While the lead characters are likable and interesting, there are too many characters, which are not as fleshed out and some of them not in the film enough to make impact, and the film feels over-populated as a result.

Starting with 'The Secret Life of Pets', while much of the story is charming, beautifully paced without feeling rushed and entertaining, it does run out of steam in the final third where it does drag a bit and feels overstretched. Not a great film, but a very enjoyable one.

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