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You can\u2019t pull the wool over all sheep\u2019s eyes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
In the charming mystery, \u201cThe Sheep Detectives,\u201d a flock of them work together to figure out who killed their owner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
He\u2019s a quirky inventor (played by Hugh Jackman) who reads them mysteries at night. Like cars at a drive-in movie, they settle in and try to test their crime-solving skills. When he winds up dead, they go to work and try to figure out who might have done it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Like an episode of \u201cMurder, She Wrote,\u201d this has plenty of suspects, including a daughter who stands to inherit the farm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Director Kyle Balda takes a low-key approach to the story-telling and lets someone like Emma Thompson (as an attorney) have a field day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Set in a quiet English village, the film takes advantage of lush fields, blue skies and telling clouds. It gives Nicholas Braun a bit of leeway, too, as the laconic police officer who doesn\u2019t have the investigation skills to wrap this up quickly. The sheep, however, think it would be unfair to let the case go unsolved, so they use the background they gained from listening to unearth the clues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
It\u2019s fascinating to watch, even though Balda uses too many celebrity voices (who happen to be American) to portray the sheep. While listening to their findings, you\u2019ll play your own game of \u201cwhose voice is that?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Like a good Agatha Christie mystery, this has one of those reveals that lets all the suspects gather in one room. It\u2019s not hard to figure out who\u2019s guilty, but the coda Balda includes is enough to prompt big tears.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cThe Sheep Detectives\u201d is one of those old-school family films (\u201cBabe,\u201d anyone?) that suggests good deeds are still possible. \u201cSheepish\u201d isn\u2019t the adjective you think it is.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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