Pet Story

Rating: 5/10 (26 December 2016)

Plot; A pair of mismatched domesticated dogs find themselves swept up in a battle against radicalized animals and have to team up to try to find their way back home.
After getting off to a unexceptional start (though one with potential in fits and starts), The Secret Life of Pets careens off into a twisted sideshow of a second act before coming back 'round for an overly sentimental finale that feels a tad cheap and unearned. You'll likely tear up, but just as likely curse yourself for doing so. Borrowing heavily from Pixar's seminal Toy Story, it suffers doubly from its lack of originality and in comparison to the former.