Watched Blame!, Secret Life of Pets and Prince of Egypt over Memorial Day weekend, so sharing some thoughts...
1. Blame! - I assume/hope there's more to the manga? Dropped essentially into the middle of the story, the world and general idea are interesting, but the film lacks interesting characters with any depth. It poses a number of questions and doesn't fully answer them, which can be fine, but in this case there's so much more world building that outweighs the story. Some cool sequences and nice music, but a little too reliant on tropes and generics. Meh Recommendation.
2. The Secret Life of Pets - This movie made some odd (bad) choices with regards to story, jokes and timing. Louis CK was not a good choice for the lead role as he has neither the range nor the vocals; not to mention he plays an unlikable dog/character. It's largely misfire after misfire after misfire, with the rare fun sequence. It does have a cute ending, which helps make up for the rest, but not nearly enough. Not Recommended.
3. The Prince of Egypt - Some gorgeous animation, intense sequences and a handful of decent songs, it's not anywhere near a typical Disney animated movie. It may be the darkest animated musical I've seen (save for maybe a Don Bluth movie), though it includes some light-hearted sequences to balance the tone. Religious stories like this aren't really my thing, but the film really delivered on a number of emotional sequences and the pure craftsmanship of it all. Strongly Recommended.
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