Enjoyable comedy-adventure for kids and adults

Rating: 7/10 (24 June 2018)

An enjoyable animated comedy-adventure with a big cast, "The Secret Life of Pets" examines what animals really get up to when their owners go to work.
Louis C.K plays Max, a sweet little dog who loves his owner Katie ("The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's" Ellie Kemper). Max's peaceful world changes when Katie adopts Duke ("Modern Family's" Eric Stonestreet), a giant, clumsy dog. Initially hostile towards Duke, the pair have to work together after getting lost in the park, attacked by alley cats and captured by Animal Control.
While TSLOP avoids the adult-centric in jokes of most animated comedies, adults won't be bored, helped by a voice cast including Kevin Hart (a crazy, human-hating bunny called Snowball), Albert Brooks (the hawk Tiberius), Dana Carvey (the ancient dog Pops who hosts wild animal parties at his home), "Parks and Recreation's" Jenny Slate (Max's wannabe girlfriend Gidget) and Hannibal Buress (Buddy, one of Max's dog friends).
TSLOP isn't as memorable as the top shelf Disney/Pixar movies, but is still worth watching.