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"THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS two" — 2½ stars — Voices of Patton Oswalt, Kevin Hart, Harrison Ford, Eric Stonestreet, Jenny Slate, Tiffany Haddish; PG (some activity and rude humor); in general release; running fourth dimension: 86 minutes

SALT LAKE CITY — 1 of the biggest challenges — and successes — of the terminal two "Avengers" movies has been the manner they've managed a sprawling cast of characters. The solution was to build each movie around a single character's story arc; for "Infinity War" it was Thor, and for "Endgame," Iron Homo.

Chris Renaud's "The Secret Life of Pets 2" has a similar claiming, albeit on a much smaller scale, and though Illumination'southward picture has plenty of cute and funny moments to please the audience, the overall product struggles to meet the task.

Daisy (Tiffany Haddish), left, Chloe (Lake Bell) and Snowball (Kevin Hart) in Illumination's "The Secret Life of Pets 2," directed by Chris Renaud. — Daisy (Tiffany Haddish), left, Chloe (Lake Bell) and Snowball (Kevin Hart) in Illumination'south "The Hush-hush Life of Pets 2," directed by Chris Renaud.

With "Pets two," we return to the same New York apartment building that hosted the kickoff film and introduced a host of domestic pets and their interconnected comic lives. All the regulars are back, including Max the dog (voiced by Patton Oswalt, who replaced Louis C.1000.), his bubbly white love interest Ginger (Jenny Slate), and reformed street bunny Snowball (Kevin Hart), who has now taken up a more domesticated existence.

As the film begins, Max is seeing a lot of change in his own domestic situation. His owner Katie (Ellie Kemper) has married a lug named Chuck (Pete Holmes) and given birth to a piddling male child named Liam (Henry Lynch). After a rough start, Max and roommate Duke (Eric Stonestreet) class a strong bond with Liam and are dreading his impending date with preschool.

At this betoken, the pic splits into 3 narratives, which endeavour to track the primary three characters and well-nigh all the peripheral pets, including a couple of new additions.

In Story A, Max and Co. take a trip out of the city to visit Chuck'southward uncle's farm, where they come across a grouchy sheep dog named Rooster (Harrison Ford), who teaches them well-nigh bravery.

Duke (Eric Stonestreet), left, Max (Patton Oswalt) and Rooster (Harrison Ford) in Illumination's "The Secret Life of Pets 2," directed by Chris Renaud. — Knuckles (Eric Stonestreet), left, Max (Patton Oswalt) and Rooster (Harrison Ford) in Illumination's "The Secret Life of Pets two," directed by Chris Renaud.

Story B, back in the city, follows Ginger, who Max has left in charge of his favorite squeaky toy — and which she promptly loses. In gild to get it back, she has to recruit aid from some of the other local pets to infiltrate an apartment total of near-feral cats.

Finally, in Story C, Snowball meets a new domestic dog named Daisy (Tiffany Haddish), who convinces him to assistance her complimentary a rare white tiger cub from the evil clutches of a circus possessor named Sergei (Nick Kroll).

Naturally, the stories eventually tie together, just for much of the movie, "Pets two" skips from storyline to storyline, and the third act merger feels more than calculated than genuine, especially since Liam seems to be forgotten for much of the film. Given that the entire production only clocks in at 86 minutes, information technology's piece of cake to think that the split has as much to do with filling time as annihilation else.

Snowball (Kevin Hart), left, and Daisy (Tiffany Haddish) in Illumination's "The Secret Life of Pets 2," directed by Chris Renaud.

Still, most audiences probably won't intendance, since "Pets 2" is packed with enough jokes, goofy animation and relatable "my pet does that, too!" moments to paper over its flaws. It does take some genuinely funny and exciting moments, similar a tense sequence as Max and Rooster are trying to rescue a sheep on a perilous cliff, and it's pretty fun to hear Ford's voice in such an unfamiliar context.

In perspective, "The Secret Life of Pets ii" is a pretty typical sequel, a funny B-list blithe feature that should exist enough to go on the kids happy right now, even if about people will accept a tough time remembering much near the movie in a yr or two.

Rating explained: "The Cloak-and-dagger Life of Pets ii" is rated PG for cartoon violence and some vulgarity, including an odd use of the word "pissed."