Disappointed. Another film ruined by the trailers.

Rating: 4/10 (11 July 2016)

*May Contain Spoilers*
My husband and I took our 10 and 6 year old to see this film this weekend. I was very excited to see, as they were. I left feeling very disappointed.
First of all, I felt most of the cute scenes were wasted by the trailer. Not only did they use the same joke once, but three times throughout the film. (The head-banging poodle).
Secondly, I know very well not to take animated movies seriously but I was a bit disappointed with all the talk of the pets killing their owners, and then the rabbit in turn wanting the details of it all. There was just a bit much of that dialogue. Maybe it's just the world we live in today that has jaded my mind, but seriously. It wasn't necessary for the story at all.
It felt way too much like Toy Story, but with a lot less heart. Gidget was the star of the show, and while I liked Max - the other characters never did that much for me. I felt the rest of the cast was pretty forgettable.
I felt it lacked a lot of the adult humor that we love (and yes I know it's a kids movie, but come on) and the story line was very, very flat.
Visually stunning, but not the best animated film. Zootopia and Finding Dory were much better.