Lightweight fun

Rating: 7/10 (8 November 2018)

Max the dog is lost in New York and a variety of pets band together to get him home. The film is pretty funny, especially for pet owners who anthropomorphise their animal companions, and the animation and voice talent is excellent. There is not much to the story, so the film suffers in comparison with top-drawer animated features such as "Up" (2009), The Incredibles (2004), or Inside 0ut (2015), but otherwise "The Secret Life of Pets" is enjoyable family fare.