The Secret Life of Pets 2 Review

The Secret Life of Pets 2

Release Date: 20th June 2019 - Australia 

Production Companies 

Universal Pictures 

Illumination 

Distribution 

Universal Pictures Australia 

Genre: Animation/Family 

Rating: PG

Runtime: 86 minutes 

Budget: $80,000,000

Box Office Gross: $430,051,293 (Worldwide)

Plot Summary
Max the terrier must cope with some major life changes when his owner gets married and has a baby. When the family takes a trip to the countryside, nervous Max has numerous run-ins with canine-intolerant cows, hostile foxes and a scary turkey. Luckily for Max, he soon catches a break when he meets Rooster, a gruff farm dog who tries to cure the lovable pooch of his 
neuroses.
 

Voice Cast

Patton Oswalt - Max

Eric Stonestreet - Duke

Jenny Slate - Gidget

Kevin Hart - Snowball

Tiffany Haddish - Daisy

Harrison Ford - Rooster

Dana Carvey - Pops

Nick Kroll - Sergei

Lake Bell - Chloe

Ellie Kemper - Katie

Pete Holmes - Chuck
Hannibal Buress - Buddy 

Bobby Moynihan - Mel
Tara Strong - Sweetpea
Henry Lynch - Liam
Meredith Salenger - Cat Lady
Michael Beattie - Lead Wolf/Skinny Cat
Sean Giambrone - Cotton
Kiely Renuad - Molly
Chris Renaud - Norman/Additional Voices

Crew

Director - Chris Renaud
Co-Director - Jonathan del Val
Writer - Brian Lynch
Executive Producer - Brett Hoffman
Producers - Janet Healy and Christopher Meledandri
Co-Producer - Christelle Balcon
Production Designer - Colin Stimpson
Character Designers - Eric Guillon and 

Daniel Fernandez Casas

Head of Story - Eric Favela
Animation Director - Patrick Delage
Editor - Tiffany Hillkurtz
Music - Alexandre Desplat

Review 

Continuing their tradition of animated features, Illumination has produced 'THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2' as a follow-up to the original 'Secret Life of Pets'. The sequel was a mild improvement on its predecessor which I believe heavily borrows aspects of 'Toy Story'. This sequel feels new because it has some new tricks added while the original had none. For example, it cleverly weaves three different plots into the one story-line.

What made me interested in 'Pets 2' is the fact that Harrison Ford does one of the voices in the movie. Part of me wanted to hear him in animation because of his legendary status. Ford voices an old farm dog named Rooster who mentors one of the main characters Max as he teaches him how to let go of his fears. Rooster's methods seemed brutal but proved effective.

While the ending was a bit far-fetched, 'THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2' remains a colourful, yet endearing and impacting feature.

Star rating: (7/10) Good Movie

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