Memorable, crazy movie

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

I felt really disappointed I was expecting more For kids it is just fine I guess.. but animations aren't supposed to be for « Kids Only » ...

In a fantastic world where pets can talk to each other, a small dog by the name of Max is forced to face a harsh fact. His owner brings him a new roommate with whom he must share everything. Unfortunately, their relationship seems doomed from the beginning due to differences in character and also in size, but this is about to change when they must work together to return home after the city pound catches them without collars.It is a funny animation which tells the story of two very different dogs who struggle to tolerate each other and as you would expect, they're forced to put their differences aside in order to survive and get home to their owner. It seems funny at the beginning and it manages to make you laugh from time to time, but far from the expectations I had, while the plot is simplistic, very predictable and very common. As you can tell from its rating, it's an average movie which doesn't stand out from the crowd with anything, thus making it only a good watch, bound to be forgotten very soon, although it had potential through its imagined world.

Walt Disney once said that the best animated films were not made just for children alone. An amazingly clever and intricately animated film for children of all ages. Yes, most of the animals can talk, but only when their owners aren't around just like "Toy Story". It would be a "10" except for: a vicious Viper Snake and talk about "doing away" with humans by the evil bunny and others. The first 30 minutes outshine the rest of the movie. Max the dog gets a new roommate in the form of a big lovable, sloppy, hairy "homeless" dog named Duke and they get lost together at the dog park. It's everything a good dog movie should be plus several things it shouldn't be. Several clichés intertwine with several unpredictable plot twists: Two animal gangs: despicable alley cats and rejected "flushed" pets (reptiles, spiders,snakes). The two dogs are mistaken as strays by two mean dogcatchers. "Duke" goes on a quest to look for his old master (who has died of old age). A "Mad Hatter" of an otherwise cute-looking bunny rabbit goes after them with a vengeance, then saves them both from certain drowning in the dogcatcher's truck. So many things going on including animals partying while the owner's "do whatever it is they do" during the workaday hours. Incredible action throughout the dangerous city including dark and smelly sewers and unfinished NYC skyscrapers. The ingenious use of many familiar songs, including "We Go Together" from "Grease", after Max and Duke have a food coma after pigging out on dozens and dozens of sausages at the hot dog factory. Overall, a fantastic family movie from Illumination Films who also made "The Minion Movie". Not perfect but excellent anyway. It's just "purr-fect"! I can see why it was such a box office hit in 2016! Look for an "Easter Egg" a few minutes into the ending credits. It is too intense for very small children under age 6 or so although several reviewers think it was made for that age group.

Hubby and I loved this movie. We have 2 dogs and 2 cats, so we got a kick out of this film. You don't have to have pets to love it, but it helps! It has a cute story line, and funny actors to voice the pets. Has some truly hilarious lines. I like that it has a message to kids/all of us that pets need to be taken care of and loved. My favorite scene is the ending sequence and I'm not going to lie, it makes me tear up. Super cute movie.