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Rating: 7/10 (29 May 2017)

This film should have been called Pet Story. I definitely enjoyed watching it, but there's no arguing the plot similarities with Toy Story. It's good, but not nearly as good. The deeper messages in Pixar films are effectively expressed through some sort of conclusive compathy among the characters. That's what really brings it home in those Pixar films that other animated films often lack. When there's a collective sentiment (good or bad) among the characters in the end, rather than just empathy, it unifies everything. It's more than just trying to relate with a character. Many times, that separates the good films from the great ones. This is one of those films that holds up well and you could watch twice, but there is nothing here to catapult it to that holy realm where Toy Story, WALL-E, Inside Out, etc. reside. With that said, it was cute and funny, the action sequences were solid and I had no complaints with the voices. And I really liked the chestburster gag with the iguana! 6.5/10 — ￼watching The Secret Life Of Pets.