The Secret Life of Pets 2 [Includes Digital Copy]

Overview

Director Chris Renaud returns to helm the second feature film in The Secret Life of Pets franchise, which features the voice talents of Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Jenny Slate, Ellie Kemper, Tiffany Haddish, Nick Kroll and Harrison Ford. The 3D animated comedy follows the hilarious antics of Max and his pet friends as they explore their new environment ? an idyllic farm - once their owner is absent.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/27/2019
UPC:	0191329082959
Original Release:	2019
Rating:	PG
Source:	Universal Studios
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:26:00
Sales rank:	17,546

Special Features

Includes 2 Mini-Movies: ; Super Gidget; Minion Scouts; + 70 minutes of original content; Including deleted scenes & more

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Patton Oswalt	Max
Kevin Hart	Snowball,Voices
Harrison Ford	Rooster
Eric Stonestreet	Duke
Jenny Slate	Gidget
Tiffany Haddish	Daisy
Lake Bell	Chloe
Dana Carvey	Pops
Bobby Moynihan	Mel
Hannibal Buress	Buddy
Chris Renaud	Norman,Molly
Ellie Kemper	Katie
Pete Holmes	Chuck
Henry Lynch	Liam
Nick Kroll	Segei,Sergei
Sean Giambrone	Cotton
Meredith Salenger	Cat Lady
Michael Beattie	Lead Wolf
Eric Favela	Narrator
David Acord	Voices
Jaime Camil	Voices
Antonio Raul Corbo	Voices
Jessica DiCicco	Voices
Terri Douglas	Voices
Garth Jennings	Voices
JP Karliak	Voices
John Kassir	Voices
Scott Menville	Voices
Philippe Lacheau	Voices
Willy Rovelli	Voices
Julien Arruti	Voices
Elodie Fontan	Voices
Karine Le Marchand	Voices
Dorothée Pousséo	Voices
Alain Dorval	Voices
Sandra Echeverría	Voices
Alexandre Desplat	Composer

Technical Credits

Brian Lynch

Ken Daurio

Cinco Paul

Chris Renaud	Director
Jonathan DelVal	Director
Christopher Meledandri	Producer
Janet Healy	Producer
Brian Lynch	Screenwriter
Brett Hoffman	Executive Producer
David Acord	Sound/Sound Designer
Laleh Chloe Sahrai	Production Manager
Colin Stimpson	Character Design
Daniel Fernandez	Character Design
Eric Guillon	Character Design
Ken Daurio	Screenwriter
Cinco Paul	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

The Secret Life of Pets 2 doesn't outshine its predecessor. The lack of an original twist such as in Ralph Breaks the Internet or the emotional resonance of the Toy Story series prevents it from ascending to greater heights. But the only thing kids movies truly need is some good laughs, and the film delivers the goods. At first glance, The Secret Life of Pets 2 appears to pursue the classic conflict of throwing a baby into the mix. Think Boss Baby or The Rugrats Movie. This film, however, takes a more affirmative approach to newfound siblings. The crying and wailing phase is condensed into the very first minute. Once Liam says he loves Max (Patton Oswalt) for the first time, it's a wrap. The story alters into the mechanisms of Max's anxiety and how he deals with keeping Liam safe from the outside world. The life lesson that The Secret Life of Pets 2 attempts to teach kids is to be brave. Unfortunately, the film trades in the sensitive touch of the actual Brave movie for a more hasty approach. Max even summarizes it in the film, "You have two choices: run from it or run at it." As a result, the film riskily encourages the 'fake it 'til you make it' methodology. In order to show their bravery, the pets all dig deep to embody a different persona. Captain Snowball (Kevin Hart) pretends to be a superhero that saves pets' lives. Max pretends to be like the tough, older John Wayne of dogs: Rooster (Harrison Ford). Meanwhile, Gidget (Jenny Slate) pretends to be a cat in order to infiltrate a cat den and rescue Max's ball. Max has anxiety, but anyone with real-life anxiety can confirm that it's not something you just pretend not to have. It's one of the precarious aspects of the film in that the older generation (Rooster) wants the younger generation (Max) to just buck up and "run at it," even when that isn't always the most sage advice. The optimistic side of pretending to be someone you're not, however, is the ideology of walking a day in another's shoes or making friends of your enemies. With gusto and humor, The Secret Life of Pets 2 bridges the gap between theoretically locked adversaries: old and young, wild and tamed, and cats and dogs. The film's top comedic moments are during the cat bits. Chloe (Lake Bell) waking up her owner by smacking her face, meowing, and throwing up a hairball is perhaps the most accurate experience depicted on film all year. Surprisingly enough, Kevin Hart's Snowball isn't utilized as the main comedic attraction as in the first film. But if you stay past the credits, the Snowball rap scene is well worth the wait: "I got broads in Atlanta, panda, panda, panda..."