The Secret Life of Pets was way too dark for a kids' movie, with a psycho bunny who wants to kill humans. This movie is definitely not funny and has completely the wrong tone for an animated film. The bunny is reformed at the end of the film, and in The Secret Life of Pets 2, he becomes more of a nutty character who desperately wants to be a superhero.
The best thing I can say about the sequel is that it is not as dark as the first film, is somewhat funny, and has a sequence with Harrison Ford as an old farm dog who teaches the main character how to be brave. Without Harrison Ford as the crusty old farm dog, the movie wouldn't be worth my time.
There is a second plot in which the bunny rescues a tiger from a stereotypically abusive Russian circus master. This part of the movie is still kind of dark, which bothered me a bit. Mostly, the stereotypically cruel Russian circus master bothered me, and the movie still feels like the wrong tone for a kids' film.
However, overall, the movie is passable entertainment, and parts of it are exciting.
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