The cleverest moment in The Sheep Detectives occurs before the movie even properly begins. Prior to the opening credits, the famous MGM lion makes his appearance, but instead of his usual roar he lets out a plaintive “BAA.” Unfortunately, the rest of this family-friendly murder mystery never matches that level of wit. Despite the (brief) presence of Hugh Jackman and a top-flight voice cast, the movie never achieves the level of magic for which it’s desperately straining.
Based on the 2005 bestselling German novel Three Bags Full, the film features Jackman as George, perhaps the most jacked shepherd in history, who lovingly tends to his large flock of sheep that he’s determined never to kill. He’s so fond of them, in fact, that he offers them daily readings of his favorite genre, murder mysteries, for which they sit attentively as if they understand every word.
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