An Entertaining Family Flick

Rating: 7/10 (15 July 2016)

The Secret Life Of Pets is an amusing and entertaining look behind the curtains and closed doors at what exactly goes on when people leave the house and their pets behind.
The plot is defined in a timely fashion, new characters are introduced that add to the experience rather than hijack it, and the pace of the story development is good. At no time was I yearning for a resolution or to "get on with this".
I can think of only one or perhaps two scenes that had been spoiled by trailers, another positive aspect of the movie. The Secret Life Of Pets kept some secrets of its own rather than spilling the beans during teasers and trailers.
CGI at times seems cheap, most clearly in scenes involving close-ups of the characters anthropomorphized faces. This is sadly becoming the norm as movie companies outsource their CGI.