...the sunny disposition that’s Illumination’s trademark so far is much in evidence here; The Secret Life of Pets franchise makes it look easy to entertain families, with simple, pleasing gags that offer universal appeal...

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 8, 2024

Frankly it should’ve been a collection of short films instead. If you like this sort of thing, that’s great, but Toy Story this still ain’t.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 14, 2024

The film, I must admit, has a specific kinetic energy that keeps the pace moving. You could almost call it an animated film about nothing when all three separate storylines meet at the end.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 20, 2022

Does the absolute bare minimum it has to in order to keep children entertained and not waste adults’ time.

| Original Score: 5/10 | May 13, 2022

The Secret Life of Pets 2 provides much fun for its young target audience and also a little bit of inspiration for their parents.

| Aug 13, 2021

The Secret Life of Pets 2 is far from a bad movie, but it offers no real imagination in the storytelling department.

| Feb 18, 2021

Pet lovers may recognize and enjoy some of the behavior - a cat coughing up a hairball on her sleeping owner and the protective nature of Max and Rooster - but it won't beat spending the day with your real-life, cuddly pet.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jan 31, 2021

A slight improvement over the original, smartly benefitting from a refusal to redo all the same jokes.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Dec 7, 2020

'The Secret Life Of Pets 2' highlights the power of teamwork, perseverance, and overcoming fear. It's a wonderful family movie that both adults and kids can enjoy together.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 15, 2020

It's a slower, more sincere and still incredibly silly film that should appeal to just about anyone who loved the original film.

| Original Score: 3.0/4.0 | Sep 22, 2020

The Secret Life of Pets 2 is still undeniably sweet and a perfectly harmless time that aims to please through bright design, fun gags and witty observations about the animals that we love in our lives.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 28, 2020

There's such a sense of fun to the set pieces and the performances that everyone will have a good time. Just about.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 16, 2020

None of the plots' respective themes cohere with one another, nor do they allude to any true ambitions.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 28, 2020

More good-natured pet-related humor for fans of the original.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 9, 2020

This is a very sweet and very funny animation that will charm audiences of all ages. A huge surprise, but a joyous one.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 29, 2020

Besides a few subtle morals such as loyalty and friendship, this was just kid-friendly cuteness and well-imagined work.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 2, 2020

I was not expecting much from this movie, but it turns out to be a surprisingly good animated comedy. It will probably make my top 10 list for the year's best animated films.

| Original Score: B | Nov 4, 2019

The Secret Life of Pets skated by on an amusing premise that its sequel all but abandons in favor of a frenetically edited, scattershot story that's more likely to leave audiences with whiplash than in stitches.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Oct 23, 2019

They don't give [Patton Oswalt] much to do... It just never comes together.

| Oct 1, 2019

The Secret Life of Pets 2 is fun for the whole family. Will I watch it over and over again? Probably not. But my kids will.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 26, 2019