The Secret Life of Pets: This one is petilicious

There are dog people. And then, there are cat people. Also, there are good pets and rogue pets, abandoned pets and militant strays. The Secret Lives of Pets is about all these genres of the domesticated animal kingdom with loads of fun, attitude, visual effects and becoming animation.

On a week swept off by superstar Salman Khan’s high octane Sultan, on a week when most Hollywood films as also Bollywood ones were postponed for a quieter less polarised week of movie-going, this one makes a quiet mark for all those who are not swayed by Sallu pyrotechnics.

A little away from Disney type animation, here the cats are round as balls and smug too, the dogs are of all shapes and grooming, the birds and the bees are there too, not to mention revengeful bunnies and old hawks who work hard to give up their predatory instinct just as you may be fighting to give up on carbs.

The film is full of fun and frolic, splashed as it is with a lot of wit and humour in situations as well as dialogues. The 3D effects are good to be with specially when it comes to Mr Sinper, the anaconda on the prowl, hissing away with the twin tongue reaching your cheeks.

The story comes with a lot of ditties on pet lovers, owners and the plight of animals. The good pets need a good owner and the bad pets can go everywhere. In its own endearing away, the movie manages to evoke emotions in even non-pet loving community and that’s a good statistic to boast on. 

Source: Sunday Pioneer, 10 July, 2016