The big idea of the film is that while it takes place in the real world, every animal, from pigeons (who bizarrely sing A Tribe Called Quest’s ’90s hit ‘Can I Kick It?’ over the front credits) to goldfish to elephants, is animated and most can talk (Tom and Jerry don’t, the law of the characters). What follows is a slew of standard cat-and-mouse chases and carnage - will the hotel’s centre-piece glass atrium get smashed? - mixed in with dull wedding-movie scenarios (a ring gets lost, doubts about an extravagant celebration are expressed) before it all inevitably builds to the ceremony where all bets are off as to what happens to the huge cake baked by wannabe Michelin-star chef Ken Jeong. It’s at this point that homeless mouse Jerry takes up residence in the hotel, leading Kayla to convince hotel manager Mr Dubros (Rob Delaney) and his minion Terence (Michael Peña) to hire piano-playing cat Tom to catch the rodent before the big day. The dull-as-dishwater plot sees unemployed millennial Kayla (Chloë Grace Moretz) con her way into a job at posh Manhattan hotel The Royal Gate, chiefly to help out with the high-society wedding of Preeta (Bollywood star Pallavi Sharda) and Ben (Colin Jost), the biggest event in the hotel’s history.

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