★★★ The merchandising apparatus doesn’t stop and since superheroes sell, we’re going to sell everyone their own version. Missing, for now, the superheroes covered with chocolate. Or maybe not, it’s been a long time since money was enough to go through the kiosk. Anyway, here we have a character from the “canon” of Superman (Krypto, his superdog) who has to save the Justice League with the help of other superanimals who recently acquired powers. I mean, it’s a bit of traditional cartoon, a bit of parody, a bit of family entertainment, a bit of fable with a moral, a bit of design, a bit of everything. Is it something, then The League of Superpets? Like much of the “brand” animation that is piling up on the screen at this time, it works on “what is known” so that the public knows what to expect. But really the problem with the movie is that it lacks any real good gags. Some are predictable, others lack timing (that essential component in comedy and in almost everything) and there are some that are right. It gives the impression of a lazy script made in a hurry to take advantage, to the last drop, of what the franchise can of itself. It’s not boring, let’s face it, and the boys are likely to like it. But nothing else.
