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One to file under \u201cso oddball it just might work\u201d is this pastoral cosy-crime caper from director Kyle Balda, in which a murder is solved by the victim\u2019s flock of sheep, voiced by an all-star cast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And if talking sheep wasn\u2019t enough, we must equally suspend disbelief in a sheep farmer that looks like Hugh Jackman, whose George Hardy is found slain outside his hillside caravan.<\/p>\n

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A nicely cartoonish Agatha Christie pastiche introduces a host of potential suspects \u2013 a rival shepherd (Tosin Cole), the village butcher (Conleth Hill), the innkeeper (Hong Chau). Add to this the sudden arrival of George\u2019s daughter (Molly Gordon), his lawyer (a show-stealing Emma Thompson), and a snooping reporter (Nicholas Galitzine) \u2013 and it\u2019s a lot for the nice-but-dim local constable (Nicholas Braun).<\/p>\n

Watching every move is the celebrity-mouthed flock (Chris O\u2019Dowd, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston, Bella Ramsey), their tale here adapted from Leonie Swann\u2019s novel (originally set in Ireland) by Craig Mazin.<\/p>\n

With so many moving parts, it\u2019s a credit to Mazin and Balda that it all stays intact, with the inter-species narrative a smooth and hearty one. <\/p>\n

Four stars<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.independent.ie \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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