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Superhero movies have reached saturation point in the cinematic canon. When Christian Bale played Batman and Brandon Routh played Superman in Warner Bros. movies in the mid-2000s, Marvel was just starting to pursue its cinematic universe, a risky bet to say the least. Even if you don’t finish the story, you’ll be amazed at how many different iterations there are, from Ben Affleck and Robert Pattinson in their respective roles to Will Arnett and Nicolas Cage in their respective voices, to name a few.
To the ever-growing list, add the DC League of Super-Pets, an animated film that focuses on the various pets who either have (or may soon) a hero as their owner, while also presenting an elasticky, more cartoonish version of the Justice League. While “DC League of Super-Pets” is an enjoyable summertime flick, comparing it to DC animated offerings only reveals its more sluggish ambitions.
Krypto, Superman’s faithful dog, leads “Super-Pets” in the same way that John Krasinski’s Superman leads the Justice League. For Krypto to learn the lesson that it’s best not to do everything on your own, he’ll have to go through the process of self-discovery and realise that it’s better to rely on others. Many modern computer-animated stories have the hero paired with someone completely different from him or her.
Krypto loses all of his superpowers in this film, while a group of rescue animals from a local shelter, led by Ace (Kevin Hart), acquire a slew of abilities. The Justice League is imprisoned by Lulu, a rescue guinea pig who is bent on world domination like her hero Lex Luthor (Marc Maron). It’s up to Krypto, Ace, and their fellow pets to save the day when Lulu begins to wreak havoc.
Warner Bros.’ “DC League of Super-Pets” premieres just over five years after “The LEGO Batman Movie,” which was co-written by Jared Stern and John Whittington and directed by Chris Buck. In addition to director Stern, they are both credited with writing the screenplay for this film.
“Teen Titans Go! To The Movies” was also a very funny and underrated adaptation of a goofy and fast-paced Cartoon Network show and a nervy satire of modern superhero fare just a few years ago. Even without mentioning “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” Marvel’s 2018 foray into feature animation. That said, the film’s predictability and easy humour fall well short of the bar that some of the film’s creative contributors have helped set, even though it is by no means painful or poorly written.
A low bar to clear
Most of the fun and some of the annoyances in “DC League of Super-Pets” come from being able to recognise the references and the voice actors. When Lulu says “Lock the gates!” in front of Lex Luthor, it helps if you’re familiar with Maron’s “WTF” podcast (or his minor role in Cameron Crowe’s “Almost Famous”).
When Keanu Reeves’ gravelly voice is providing the voice of Batman, it’s easy to recognise the former “John Wick” star in a film where a quiet hero is given the option of adopting a rescue dog. The film’s best jokes, as well as the more daring ones, seem to be appreciated more by the adults in the audience than by the children. Natasha Lyonne’s Natasha Lyonne is the voice of a turtle named Merton who tends to use R-rated profanity to elicit laughs of surprise.)
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There are some lazy choices here, but if you’ve seen “Toy Story 2,” you’ll recognise them: when Ace reveals the tragic backstory that led him to a local animal shelter, it’s so reminiscent of the now-iconic scene where we learn the tragic backstory of Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl that Pixar should ask for some royalty payments from WB. Despite the familiarity of Krypto’s journey, the supporting cast—especially Lyonne and Vanessa Bayer as a raucous pig named PB—serve to elevate the scriptwriting with their energetic voice work, making the rote scriptwriting feel fresh.
Central Intelligence and the Jumanji movies proved Johnson and Hart to be a dynamic comedy duo, but voiceover makes their onscreen antics less enjoyable because they aren’t together in body and voice on the screen.
As far as mainstream animated films go, “DC League of Super-Pets” has the dubious distinction of being in the middle of the pack in terms of quality. “The Bad Guys” from DreamWorks Animation is the year’s most enjoyable fast-paced adventure with Marc Maron as a bad guy. “Super-Pets” isn’t the worst film of the summer, but it’s a relic that’s easy to forget about. And when you compare it to the competition in the superhero-animation genre, it falls short.
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