A Forgettable experience that is only held up with cute animals

| Aug 7, 2023

Squanders its enormous potential by turning out to be just one more animated effort about plucky heroes embarking on a journey/mission.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 9, 2023

...an aggressively juvenile comedy that alienates the viewer virtually from the word go...

| Original Score: 1/4 | Apr 20, 2023

... a buddy movie for the littlest ones that waters down its initial potential with a conventional and emotionless story. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 5/10 | Feb 28, 2023

Alexandre Desplat’s snazzy score amazingly keeps up and sometimes directs the film’s shifting tones.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 25, 2022

Cute critters — with well-rendered fur and feathers — have abundant life of their own.

| Aug 22, 2022

A series of mindless chases, poop jokes, and fast-paced action, all delivered at a rate too recklessly swift to allow emotional resonance.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Apr 11, 2022

There are some heartfelt moments, but they are drowned out by the obnoxious nonsense that surrounds them.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 8, 2021

It's as deep as a dog's dish, but it is, one might say, doggone funny.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 4, 2021

Cheney and Renaud traded verve for cacophony as well as the unforgivable use of "Welcome to New York," perhaps the most garish song of Taylor Swift's career...

| Jan 5, 2021

Though it ought to be primarily a comedy, it's certainly more thrillingly adventurous than laugh-out-loud funny.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Dec 5, 2020

A celebration of the relationship between pets and their pet owners.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 22, 2020

The Secret Life of Pets isn't going to end up anywhere near the best animated film of the year, but it's entertaining enough that if you need to get the family out of the house on a scorching afternoon, this will be a fine choice for you.

| Jul 14, 2020

The nuanced observations that Pixar tends to have about stuff were not present in this film.

| May 5, 2020

I had so many problems with this movie.

| May 5, 2020

The Secret Life of Pets is one of the most enjoyable movie experiences I had in 2016 to date.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jan 10, 2020

Overall, The Secret Life of Pets is beautiful but the lack of originality and development is its downfall.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Nov 14, 2019

This is not as well animated and put together as a Disney/Pixar film, nor as smart as the Despicable Me movies, but the animation colorful and the variety of animals and their habits will keep your interest.

| Oct 22, 2019

[The Secret Life of Pets] is all fun.

| Original Score: B+ | Oct 21, 2019

In a summer of sequels and lackluster movies, this film is a stand out in the crowd and once again reminds us why Illumination Entertainment is a force to be reckoned with in the world of animation.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Oct 8, 2019