One of the spring's most delightful films - The Sheep Detectives - has moved to Amazon Prime, giving countless fans a chance to view and enjoy. This creative mix of live acting and animation stars Hugh Jackman as shepherd to a flock of very smart sheep. He reads mystery stories to the assembled animals asking to guess who-done-it. The exercise comes in handy when a mysterious guest poisons the kindly shepherd. Of course, the village police are too dumb to figure things out, so the sheep find various ruses to offer clues. Nice casting beyond Jackman includes Molly Gordon as the shepherd's daughter and Nicholas Braun, the dumb cousin from Succession, as the dumb village policeman who ultimately saves the day. Emma Thompsonadds a note of class as a town official. Mixed in with the good humor are threads about life and death that add a surprise note of humanity. The Sheep Detectives - a delight.
