It does mean that the film lacks clear focus. The rest of the movie feels like the writers couldn’t decide which subplot to go with so they went with all of them. JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Despite the simplicity of it, Max’s story is the only one that feels like it could have been a feature length film. And I recognize how silly it is to refer to the believability of a story in which a horde of cats drive their owner around New York City. The anxiety that Max is feeling is present in Oswalt’s voice, which leads to a more believable character. In fact, he probably should have been cast as Max in the first place. Replacing Louis CK as the voice for Max, Oswalt is perfectly cast for the stressed out character. “Despite not really feeling like a movie, it still works as light entertainment.” Despite not really feeling like a movie, it still works as light entertainment. All of these are simple stories that we have seen done before. The final storyline stars Snowball (Hart), posing as a superhero, as he attempts to help Daisy (Haddish) free a circus tiger from captivity. The second storyline involves Gidget (Jenny Slate) attempting to retrieve Max’s chew toy that she loses while he is on his trip. While there, Max is taught by an older dog, Rooster (Harrison Ford), how to relax and face his fears. The first storyline involves Max (Oswalt) and Duke (Stonestreet) joining their family on a trip to the countryside. There are three different storylines going on at once – each starring at least one of the original pets. Instead, it is formatted in an episodic way. Unlike the first Secret Life of Pets, the sequel does not have one main plot.
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