It's No Minions

Rating: 5/10 (18 August 2016)

I have been in two minds about whether or not to see this film. Part of me thought that this company, Illumination Entertainment, had set themselves a very high bar with any future release that they do due to the success of Despicable Me series and not forgetting everyone's favourites, The Minions. The other half was worried that maybe the best bits of the film had already been seen in the trailers. However, my Better Half really wanted to see the film. So we went.
The film is set around some pets that all live in a tower block in New York City. One of the Pets, Max, has an owner who adores him and MAx is very happy with their life. Then Max's owner brings home another dog. Max isn't too chuffed about this and sets about trying to get rid of the new dog, Duke.
A lot is made of this at the start of the film but to be honest this is over as soon as it is started. The main plot line evolves around them trying to find their way back home once they have been caught by the animal welfare team.
So what did I think? Well...Its OK. There is some comedic moments that are fleeting and only really make you chuckle. I guess this is more for the kids and more for those that are pet owners. Personally I am not a huge fan of pets and so I don't think this film is really for me. I do think that the best bits of the comedy had already been shown in the trailers.
The underground scene of the animals that had been released by their owners was an interesting twist, if not very random, I mean who has a crocodile or an aligator as a pet? It is far-fetched it is tongue in cheek, but lets be real its not meant to be realistic.
Will I buy this on when released on Bluray? No I won't. Its not a film that I would watch again. Is there going to be sequels probably and hopefully, like Finding Dory, it will be better than the original.
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