In their fifth and latest collaboration, the dynamic team of Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart have gone animated with their bromance in Warner Bros. DC League of Super-Pets. Following the capture of the entire Justice League, Superman’s dog Krypto (Johnson) joins forces with a group of super powered endowed shelter pets lead by Ace (Hart) on a rescue mission.
DC League of Super-Pets is a fairly cute, straight forward children’s film that’s action-packed, emotional, and overall enjoyable. While humorous the jokes are a bit of a crap shoot in terms of landing. Many honestly don’t but there are some good chuckles and even laugh-out-loud moments. I found the pacing of the first half of the film a bit slow and the story a bit janky. A roller coaster of being drawn in then things flat lining. However, I never completely disengaged from the film or became outright bored.
A large part of that no doubt is a credit to the cast.
I went for the team of Johnson/Hart, which is once more a successful pairing, but the stand outs for me were Kate McKinnon’s Lulu and Natasha Lyonne’s Merton. These ladies steal the show for my money. Big props especially among a cast of heavy hitters the likes of John Krasinski, Keanu Reeves, Daveed Diggs, and Alfred Molina to name a few.
The animation is good, reminds me of the “old school” Saturday morning cartoons. Good soundtrack. While DC League of Super-Pets isn’t earth shattering with innovations, the film is what you expect, nothing more, nothing less. Nothing inherently wrong with that. All told a pleasant way to spend an hour and forty-six minutes on a hot summer day.
I enjoyed this one.
The kids in the theater enjoyed this one.
I’m giving DC League of Super-Pets a 7.5.
And yes, least I forget, following the trend in films DC League of Super-Pets has 2 credit scenes. The first mid credits and integral to the film. The second post credits, possibly integral going forward. Definitely meta, fun, cross promotional, and a wink and nod to those who know.
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