It’s also exactly what you think it’s going to be - no more, no less. It is an incredibly simple yet irresistible idea for a movie. We know what he does all day: He sleeps on the couch.) We have a 14-year-old Boston terrier who’s deaf and has one tooth left in his head. But still - who doesn’t like that idea? And who hasn’t wondered what their pets do all day while they’re away? (We don’t wonder, however. Yes, it’s essentially “Toy Story,” only with dogs and cats. It’s actually the summer movie I’d been looking forward to most myself, between the impossibly cute characters, the strong voice cast (Louis C.K., Jenny Slate, Kevin Hart, Lake Bell, Albert Brooks) and the clever premise.
We are a Minion-friendly household, in case you weren’t aware, and the marketing for “Pets,” which comes from the same production company (Illumination Entertainment), made it look as if it had a similarly adorable, anarchic humor.
Nic has been seriously pumped for “The Secret Life of Pets” for months now. (We also caught the “Ghostbusters” remake in Montreal, where, at first, we accidentally went to the theater where it was playing in French as “SOS Fantomes.” But that’s another story for another time.) While on vacation for two weeks in Boston, New Hampshire and Montreal, Nicolas and I caught the first possible showing near us: 7pm on a Thursday at the Cinemagic theater in Hooksett, N.H., where an entire auditorium sold out, requiring the opening of another one. We’re truly spoiled having so many options here in Los Angeles. I’m so accustomed to the ArcLight, The Grove and the AMC Century City, not to mention all the various screening rooms and revival houses around town. It’s always fun to see movies in other places. But I wanted to get a few thoughts down quickly, especially because I had the pleasure of seeing “The Secret Life of Pets” while I was away. I realize I’m egregiously late in writing about “The Secret Life of Pets” - or any recent movie, for that matter - but I’m playing catch-up after being out of town with my family for a couple of weeks.
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