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The Secret Life of Pets 2

2019

Chris Renaud, Jonathan del Val

Animation, Voice: Patton Oswalt, Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart ...

5.6

5,329

Animation. Adventure. Comedy Max faces some major changes after his owner Katie gets married and now has a child . On a family trip to the countryside, Max meets a farm dog named Rooster, and both attempt to overcome his fears. Meanwhile, Gidget tries to rescue Max's favorite toy from a cat-packed apartment, and Snowball sets on a mission to free a white tiger named Hu from a circus.

	Author	Review
United States	Michael Rechtshaffen The Hollywood Reporter	"It isn’t that the sequel (...) doesn’t deliver on the genially amusing, if disposable, fluff (...) it’s just that the shtick-heavy storytelling proves even more undernourished than it was for the first outing."	NEU
United States	Courtney Howard Variety	"Stronger sentiments and higher hijinks elevate this sequel above the original (...) This new installment stands as a celebration of pets’ endearing eccentricities"	POS
United Kingdom	Cath Clarke The Guardian	"Now here’s that Hollywood rarity – a sequel that’s better than the original. It’s wittier, less frenetic and introduces fresh characters (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Kevin Maher The Times	"The advertising tagline (...) is: “Don’t laugh.” It’s certainly a bold strategy because (...) it’s a pretty dismal affair (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Olly Richards Empire	"A sequel that feels less necessary than willed into being, but that doesn’t mean it’s not pleasantly entertaining (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Bilge Ebiri The New York Times	"Too scattered narratively to cohere, and yet somehow still funny enough to justify its existence, 'The Secret Life of Pets 2' makes for an entertaining trifle."	NEU
United Kingdom	Stephen Whitty Screendaily	"[It] is at its best when it concentrates on the unconditional love offered by mankind’s best friends (...) However, like the original, this sequel overstuffs its story."	NEU
United States	Kate Erbland IndieWire	"A worthy if slightly less delightful sequel (...) It’s simple, but it’s effective	POS
United Kingdom	Geoffrey Macnab The Independent	"[It] plays like a series of short, zany self-contained sketches. They’re enjoyable enough in their own right but there is no sense here of an overarching vision or of a top dog calling the shots (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Christy Lemire rogerebert.com	"It actually feels like the nuggets of ideas for three individual shorts, awkwardly stitched together and stretched out to feature length (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEG
United Kingdom	James Luxford Radio Times	"Treading a similar path to the first film (...), the film is mainly a chance to spend more time with characters you came to love in the original movie. Luckily, that time is quite enjoyable.(…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Carlos Aguilar The Wrap	"[It] effectively acts as an animated ode to heteronormativity, toxic masculinity and patriarchal worldviews, passed off as harmless plot points to entertain young audiences."	NEG
Ireland	Paul Whitington Irish Independent	"This sequel lacks the simple urgency of the original, and isn’t quite as funny. But the animation’s lovely (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
Ireland	Alan Corr RTÉ	"Anyone who has spent listless hours scrolling through YouTube clips of cats and dogs doing funny stuff may find some laughs from this brisk sequel (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Ireland	Tara Brady Irish Times	"Talented voice cast lifts this sloppy sequel (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
Ireland	Deirdre Molumby entertainment.ie	"What you have in the sequel is more lazy writing (...) There’s genuinely no depth or endurance here (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG

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