Review: The Secret Life of Pets 2
by Ben Miller (who has small children)
What do we want from a film when it is obviously not for us? If I'm watching an indie about a life experience that's in no way relatable to my own, I can still admire the artistry and the humanity. If I’m watching a film about talking pets specifically aimed at children, I can enjoy it... but what am I supposed to get out of it? Films like The Incredibles, WALL-E or Wreck-It Ralph are “for” kids, but non-children can enjoy them on a number of levels beyond the bright colors, fart jokes or action sequences. Those films dug deep into issues about family, loneliness and friendship and had an overarching theme to bring everything together in a coherent way.
The Secret Life of Pets 2 is not one of those films and doesn't try to be...