Sheep Detectives

[mogtheexcellent]

Just saw this at cinema with 11 yo DD. Very funny and easy to watch we thought. DD chuckled throughout. Plus it's short compared to some films. Good to see a film without lots of action and fancy locations.

Cinema half empty on a sat afternoon despite it being a PG and raining. Guess it's difficult to market it as adults AND kids.

FWIW the worst thing was someone said 'shit' in an advert prior to the film.

I missed that too! We watched it today, and even my 14 year old DS said it was 'decent'. I must admit I had a tear at points, but I'm known for crying at films etc.

Went with my mum to see it today having read the book a couple of years ago. I was surprised to see kids there (maybe because we went to a nice Everyman, sofa cinema), but I can completely see why it would appeal.

I love sheep and lambs anyway and I thought the talking animals were cleverly done as it could have looked very odd. I enjoyed all the tropes, the cute little village a la Marple, the stories (I enjoyed that aspect in the book too) and the baddies.

I haven't seen it, but my immediate reaction on hearing about it was to wish it came from Aardman.

@MsAmerica it’s VERY good! Go!

I have spent time on sheep farms and I think any sort of knowledge of sheep farming might get in the way a bit at times.... Although some aspects made slightly more sense by the end (especially from a financial point of view).

I agree it was a bit like the Thursday murder club - a sort of version of a UK small town aimed at international viewers. The yellow and black police car was a bit weird unless it was supposed to suggest he was so useless he didn't even have the right type of car... And the cell with bars inside the police office seemed unlikely but I have to admit my only knowledge of custody cells is from TV programmes (Police Interceptors and the like...)

It was more emotional than I'd expected - I hadn't really investigated much before I booked the ticket.

It was a good family film overall.

I haven't read the book. When I scrolled through the cinema listings it was definitely marketed at families.