u/No_Idea_Guy

Hugh Jackman plays a loving shepherd who reads mystery novels to his flock of sheep every day. What he doesn't know is the sheep actually understand the story, and enjoy figuring out the culprit before the protagonist does. When a murder is committed in their small English town and the police have no clues, the sheep have to take matters into their own hooves to bring the killer to justice.

I came for the talking animals, and left with a charming and emotional mystery film. This is what I call a good family movie, which is something that can be enjoyed by people of all age groups, and not just dumbed down entertainment for the kids. The sheep are cute and fluffy, no doubt about it, but I greatly enjoyed the movie for its decent murder mystery, genuinely funny moments, and tender emotional core. It also has all-around good performance from both the voice actors and the human cast. The Sheep Detectives reminds me of well-thought-out animal movies that I watched as a kid (like Babe or Homeward Bound). Don't skip this sweet movie.

Pretty cheesy disaster/shark movie but it was enjoyable enough. The highlight of movie to me was the plane crash sequence, which was really intense and detailed. The CGI sharks were not really convincing, probably because of budget constraint. I did appreciate they tried to flesh out the characters a bit before disaster struck. Overall it did its job as a popcorn flick. I don't know if it's going to expand, but currently showings are fairly limited: only one screening per day at my closest AMC.

I watched Whisper of the Heart last week. Incredible movie, but I was surprised that Seiji's grandfather didn't get closure about the woman he loved in his youth. I was hoping he could at least find the Baroness at the end, and unite the two statuettes. Has Ghibli ever revealed what happened to them?

Oh and the Baron's love's interest in Shizuku's novel has the same name as the woman, but no one in the movie points out that coincidence.