Great Family Movie

Rating: 7/10 (9 July 2016)

I saw "The Secret Life of Pets", starring the voices of Louis C.K.- American Hustle, Parks and Recreation_tv; Eric Stonestreet-Modern Family_tv, Ninja Cheerleaders; Jenny Slate-Parks and Recreation_tv, This Means War; Kevin Hart-Central Intelligence, The 40 Year Old Virgin and Lake Bell-Children's Hospital_tv, What Happens in Vegas.
This is an animated movie by the studios that brought us the Minions. In fact, there is a Minions short cartoon shown, right before the movie starts-I think it was called Mower Minions. If you have ever wondered what pets do when their owners go to work, this movie gives some interesting guesses. Louis is a small dog-Terrier, I think-and living the perfect life with his owner in New York City. That is until she brings home a second dog, Eric, a big mongrel. Of course, jealousy sets in and after Louis & Eric get separated from their owner, they learn they may just have to work together to survive. Jenny is a small dog that likes Louis so she is the first to notice when he goes missing. Lake is a cat that becomes a member of the search party searching for Louis & Eric and Kevin is a not-so-lovable bunny that is leading stray animals-living in the sewers ever since they were discarded by their owners-in a revolt against humans. It seems that Kevin has anger issues ever since he parted ways with his magician owner. As the end credits start, there is a scene, but nothing at the very end. I enjoyed it and the children with us seemed to like it, too. It's rated "PG" for action and rude humor and has a running time of 1 hour & 30 minutes. I liked it enough that I would buy it on DVD.