Cats & Dogs: Paws Unite

Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite! is a 2020 action-comedy film directed by Sean McNamara, and stars Melissa Rauch, Max Greenfield, and George Lopez. The story centers on new agents Gwen and Roger working for the Great Truce. The truce is threatened by an evil parrot named Pablo, and it's up to Gwen and Roger to stop him. It is the fifty-fourth Warner Animation Group film.

Plot[edit]
The adventures of two F.A.R.T.（Furry Animals Rivalry Termination) agents; Roger and Gwen. They live in the same building in the suburbs of Seattle.

While the building's police officers are gathering at their headquarters, they become victims of a computer attack carried out by an unknown animal. At this meeting, a new threat appears to have emerged through increasingly aggressive behavior between dogs and cats around the world. Then the mysterious hacker appears on the screens as a line of sound waves. He then explains that our friends have no chance against him and that their fight is doomed to failure.

We learn that Roger and Gwen are agents assigned solely to monitor the building, although Gwen is very insistent about Roger's past, who seems to have some knowledge of the area. Roger and Gwen form team fortune, made up of themselves, old ed, and Duke, a Rottweiler.

Meanwhile, we also keep an eye on the daily activities of Max and Zoey, Roger and Gwen's hosts, respectively. Max is a young tennis player who enjoys Amateur training and competitions, so much so that he no longer spends time with his dog. Meanwhile, Zoey takes music lessons to help her father, an unemployed singer-songwriter.

At the pet shop nearby, we'll meet Pablo, a cockatoo and lizard Zeek, related to monitor lizards. Pablo founded the atypical pet circle, or C.A.C.A., a group of Pets that were never taken because of their dangerous or strange appearance. Here we find frogs, cobras, and fish. It turns out that Pablo is a hacker who disabled all the F.A.R.T. facilities.

That evening, Gwen asked Roger how his life in the field had turned out. Roger had told her that he needed to be able to make a choice, even a difficult one, in a split second so that he couldn't hurt his partner.

He decided to switch to scouting to avoid re-selecting.

Cast[edit]

 * Callum Seagram Airlie as Max Harper
 * Kirsten Robek as Susan Harper
 * Sarah Giles as Zoe
 * John Murphy as Ollie
 * Michael Daingerfield as News Reporter
 * Princess Davis as Student Reporter
 * Kareem Malcolm as Coach
 * Andy Thompson as Paw Street Market Manager
 * Matt Afonso as Store Clerk/Slacker Employee
 * James Rha as Veterinarian
 * Pauline Newstone as Sis
 * Ryan Jefferson Booth as Maintenance Man
 * Natalie Von Rotsburg as Pablo's New Mom
 * Teague Higgins as Terrified Teen
 * Akiz Aguma as Lost Little Boy
 * Maya Victoria Mateo as Kid 1
 * Ava Kelders as Kid 2
 * Jojo Ahenkorah as Record Executive

Voice cast[edit]

 * Max Greenfield as Roger the Dog
 * Melissa Rauch as Gwen the Cat
 * George Lopez as Pablo the Cockatoo
 * Paul Dobson as Zeek the Tegu Lizard
 * Garry Chalk as Old Ed
 * Sunni Westbrook as Snarky
 * Christina Meredith Lewall as Shaggy Dog
 * Michael Daingerfield as Duke
 * Megan Peta Hill as Siri
 * Noel Johansen as Schnauzer
 * Ian Hanlin as K9 Shepard
 * Andrea Libman as Fish
 * Ingrid Nilson as Shelly
 * Edwin Perez as Other Dogs 1 and 2

Production[edit]
In 2010, it was announced that Cats & Dogs 3 was in the works. Not much had been heard about the sequel, until January 2020, when filming began in Los Angeles and Vancouver.

Release[edit]
The film was released digitally on September 15, 2020 and on DVD on October 13, 2020 in the United States in contrast to the first two films, which were released theatrically. It was, however, given a theatrical release in the United Kingdom.

Reception[edit]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite! has an approval rating of 11% from nine critics' reviews with an average rating of 3.3/10. Reviewing for The Guardian, Leslie Felperin gave a rating of three stars from five with criticism of the CGI effects and lack of wit. Jack Bottomley for Starburst magazine gave one star from five; criticising the story as cliched, as well as a lack of energy, poor CGI, and a deficient sense of humour. He commented that the film " ... is a pavemment foul of a trilogy closer ...". The Times critic Kevin Maher felt that the plot was " ... grim and preachy ...", giving a score of one star from five For The Herald Sun, Leigh Paatsch criticised the plot as generic and commented that the film was only suitable for "... early prime schoolers...", giving a score of 2 stars from five. Jennifer Green of Common Sense Media gave a rating of three stars from five; praising some of the humour - particularly from comedian George Lopez " ... in a hilarious turn as a cockatoo who just needs a little love" ... .

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 * Mr. Tinkles and Kitty Galore are mentioned on this movie.