If the sweet, animated 2016 film “The Secret
Life of Pets” was mostly for kids, its new sequel
might be for another segment of the audience
altogether — whoever is buying the tickets.
Amid the cute critter shenanigans, this one has
plenty of lessons for the parents.
Most of the same gang is back this time: Kevin
Hart as the fluffy white bunny Snowball, Eric
Stonestreet as the goofy giant Newfoundland,
Lake Bell as the laconic cat Chloe and Jenny Slate
as the plucky Pomeranian Gidget. This time,
though, our main hero terrier Max is voiced by
Patton Oswalt, replacing the disgraced Louis CK.