There are millions of Minion fans across the world and it was a fantastic marketing strategy on the part of Illumination Entertainment, the makers of our beloved Minions, to showcase a short film titled 'Mower Minions' just before The Secret Life of Pets began its obvious and frolicsome journey. The Minions created a laugh riot which was actually whacking hilarious than the actual movie despite their very short screen presence. It goes without saying that the Marketers had the intended and desired animal magnetism (Pun intended!) on the crowds for their latest venture by cleverly employing and taking full advantage of the gibberish-speaking and ludicrous yellow-coloured creatures.
The Secret Life of pets is no secret at all! At least for us and not for the pet owners in the movie. It shows us how the pets lead their lives once their caretakers step out of their homes to work in a very comical way. Max gets ruffled when his master, to be very precise - mistress, adopts and brings home a big brown dog named Duke. Like with every normal being, Max feels that Katie would be showering her love and affection on the newcomer rather than on him. Duke also intimidates the poor and small Max with his sheer size. Things doesn't go as expected when the 2 dogs share a mutual resentment and animosity that escalates into their capture by the Animal Control along with other stray animals. It is here that we are introduced to the apparently innocent but really adorable bunny, Snowball. Living in the sewers with countless discarded pets by human beings, Snowball and his crew are set out to have their revenge on the former masters for their betrayal and gross injustice by abandoning them when their masters felt that they were no longer necessary. Whether Snowball has his way, what happened to Max and Duke relationship is revealed in an entertaining manner by the director.
There are no big twists and turns in the film but it has got plenty of laugh like a drain (Again, pun intended) moments - The Dachshund getting its back rubbed by an electric mixer, the gluttonous Chloe resisting and finally yielding to its food temptation from the refrigerator, a Poodle blaring hard core music and has a rave party in his home, animal puns along with the antics of Max's friends and Snowball's accomplices. The mother of all risibleness has got to be the scene where Chloe is shown on the gigantic screen on Youtube.
The Secret Life of Pets is a good family weekend watch with kids especially if you love animals. You will relate even more if you had or are having a pet dog, cat etc., treating them with equal respect and considering them as your best friends. A tear or two would be definitely shed from your eyes when the last scene disappears from the screen.
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