Michael's Movie Grade: B+
An excellent animated family film.
I am someone who really enjoys the sillier aspects of superhero stories and therefore I am always glad when a superhero film comes out that not only has these aspects but fully embraces them. This is a film that only aspires to bring you a fun time at the movies, and it does so excellently. This is a fast moving and unabashedly silly movie that is simply a lot of fun. This should come as no surprise as the director and co-writer of this movie is Jared Stern, who was also a writer on the wonderful, The Lego Batman Movie (2017) and his co-writer on League of Super-Pets was John Whittington who was also a writer on that movie. This film has the same charm that that movie had. While it pokes fun at superhero movies and conventions, it also shows the utmost respect for them. There are many little touches and moments here that are simply thrown in to make those who know their DC Comics smile, and thew humor is obviously done from a place of passion. Meanwhile this movie is also a superhero movie in itself and it is a darn entertaining one. The story, while familiar, is a lot of fun and even though it moves at a fast pace it never feels rushed. The villain is fantastic. Lulu the guinea pig (one of the few original main characters created for this movie) is a wonderfully fun villain and can even make the idea of a guinea pig being a threat against the Justice League somehow believable. It doesn't hurt that she is excellently voiced by Kate McKinnon. Our heroes are just as great. These characters are all very likable and the relationships between them was very well done. Each of the pets has their own unique personalities and are given their own chance to shine. The evolution of them as a superhero team is also done very well. Krypto and Ace's character arcs are very well handled and there is a surprising amount of real emotion in these scenes. The action is excellent and the big climatic action scene is a lot of fun.
This movie is really a joke a minute type of film and this can cause the humor to be a bit hit and miss. However the humor that hits is more than funny enough to make up for the jokes that miss.
On the downside this movie follows the superhero movie format so closely that it is very predictable. I am also not a fan of some of the Justice League designs, though the characters are handled very well (Batman gets some great laughs here).
This is an excellent movie that superhero and cartoons fans everywhere should enjoy.
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