DC League of Super-Pets is fun and wacky, complete with good superhero action, unexpected touching moments, and inspiring lessons for everyone. These superhero pets would easily grow on anyone superhero movie fans or not.
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| Warner Bros. Pictures |
In DC League of Super-Pets, Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends reminiscent of Andy and Woody of Toy Story. Because of an accident, they share the same superpowers and eventually grew up as superheroes of the Metropolis. When Lex Luthor and his pint-sized guinea pig Lulu kidnapped the Justice League, Krypto along with his newly found rag-tag shelter pack—Ace the hound, PB the potbellied pig, Merton the turtle, and Chip the squirrel—gather together to save Superman and his team.
Consider this an origin story of these Super-Pets, ticking every checkboxes of origin film tropes. One might say that it's predictable and nothing new. Fair. But it's still funny, touching, action-packed and overall very entertaining. The voice actors consisting of Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Vanessa Bayer, and Natasha Lyonne to name a few are a huge reason why this is good. But it's the continuous mix of mindless and sassy jokes, and earnest character development of the script that makes this a worthy-of-your-precious-time movie.
What Toy Story did with toys, Super-Pets applied to furry cute pets. Pets that are designed not entirely outstanding, but their characters and their arcs make up for it. There's something about pets and their loyalty to humans that is incredibly endearing. It's one of the main themes of the film, apart from the superheroes and superpowers viewers are probably going to watch this out for.
Overall, this is a pleasant surprise for me. As someone who's probably getting tired of the never-ending superhero movies, I had a great time with the titular super-pets and their stories.
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