At the same time, Gidget must impersonate a cat to infiltrate a house full of near-feral felines to retrieve a toy that Max entrusted to her. This time, we follow them on three separate adventures: Max and Duke’s family take them on a trip to a farm, where they meet a gruff Welsh Sheepdog named Rooster (Harrison Ford, perfectly cast). Yes, it returns with its familiar, well-voiced cast of characters - anxious dog Max (Patton Oswalt, capably replacing Louis CK) his big, dopey friend Duke (Eric Stonestreet) the hilariously dry cat Chloe (Lake Bell, the best part of the film) and the high-strung Pomeranian Gidget (Jenny Slate). The Secret Life of Pets 2 is exactly why this is not always a good idea. They do this because it’s easy to work with a known, successful entity, and because even if it’s unasked for, it will often reap similar rewards. But this is Hollywood and if something does well, it’s a virtual guarantee that producers will try to get a little bit more blood from any successful property, no matter how big a stone it may be. In fact, it tied its ribbon fairly neatly at the end. It was not a film that was crying out for a sequel. I enjoyed it, my son enjoyed it, audiences and critics, in general, enjoyed it. It was a weird, silly, funny romp featuring a group of domestic animals who have an adventure both above and below the streets of New York City. If I had to list the films of 2016 that were unexpected pleasures to watch, there’s no question that The Secret Life of Pets would be there.
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