The Secret Life of Pets 2 Review

The Secret Life of Pets 2

Release Date: 20th June 2019 - Australia

Production Companies 

Universal Pictures (presents)

Illumination Entertainment

Dentsu (presented in association with)

Fuji Television Network (presented in association with)

Distribution

Universal Pictures Australia

Genre: Animation/Family/

Comedy

Rating: PG

Runtime: 86 minutes

Budget: $80,000,000

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

Plot Summary
The lovable terrier, Max, faces several changes when his owner gets married and has a baby. As the family goes on a trip to the country, fearful Max has several encounters with unfriendly cows, a hostile fox, and a terrifying turkey. Fortunately for Max, he meets Rooster, a gruff farm dog who attempts to cure him of his neuroses.

Meanwhile, back at home,

Gidget loses Max's favourite

toy, while Snowball tries to

save a white tiger cub, Hu.

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/Character Designer - Colin Stimpson

Art Director - Matthieu Gosselin
Character Designers - Eric Guillon and

Daniel Fernandez Casas

Head of Story - Eric Favela
Animation Directors - Julien Soret,

Gwenole Oulc'hen and Patrick Delage

Supervising Animators - Nicolas Bauduin,

Cecile Brosette, Simone Fiorito, Basile Heiderscheid,

Gael Matchabelli, Aymeric Palermo, Cesc Pujol Font,

Ludovic Roz, Fabrice Senia, Mourad Simoussa and

Damien Zeelen
Editor - Tiffany Hillkurtz

Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer/

Re-Recording Mixer - David Acord

Supervising Sound Editor - Dennis Leonard

Re-Recording Mixer - Gary A. Rizzo

Foley Supervisor - Frank Rinella 

Foley Artists - Ronni Brown, Andrea Gard

and Margie O'Malley
Music - Alexandre Desplat

Review 

Continuing its 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 heavily borrows aspects of Toy Story. This sequel feels fresh because it has learned some new tricks, while the original had none. For example, it cleverly weaves three plots into one storyline.

What interests me in Pets 2 is that Harrison Ford was one of the voice talents 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, teaching him how to overcome 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, endearing, and impactful feature.

Star rating: (7/10) Good Movie

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