Good concept, poorly executed.

good back-story, and good acting

All that we are seeing on the screen is happening with real people, real action sequences in the background, forcing the eye to watch as if we were there.

The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.

The people who work at Aardman Animations clearly still have some hilarious humor to them. I can happily say this because the "Shaun the Sheep Movie" clearly demonstrates that they can keep making great movies. I heavily enjoyed their previous works like "Chicken Run" and "The Curse of the Were Rabbit" and now they have brought there other big star to the screen in a very unique way. What I mean is that this film has the humor and heart of a brilliant animated movie that doesn't have one word spoken throughout the entire movie. It may seem impossible to pull this of, but luckily it works. Still, there's more to this film that makes it work and I'll explain why.Our main character Shaun is a mischievous sheep who lives at the Mossy Bottom Farm out in the countryside, but is bored by his daily farm life routine. One day, he gets an idea to put the farmer to sleep so his flock can do whatever they want. How do this? Well, they make the farmer count his own sheep, of course. The plan backfires, however, after the sheep puts the farmer in a caravan which accidentally rolls away from the farm and into the city. Now, it's up to the sheep of the farm and the farm dog Bitzer to get him back and stay away from the evil animal catcher.The film may sound very silly to you, but trust me when I say that the film is actually pretty hilarious. It shows us that animated movies don't need to have tons of dialogue for humor to make for a very entertaining movie. Yes, the story is basic, but it always was supposed to be. It didn't need to be really complicated, because children would easily not understand what's going on, and that's exactly what this movie does so brilliantly. The stop motion animation like always is fantastic. The painstaking hours the company spent on creating clay models and moving them slightly has paid off because the characters move as if they were drawn on paper or even a computer. The characters, while not having a lot of depth, are hilarious as ever as they do pretty humorous moments in the film. For example, Bitzer is trying to get into a hospital to get the farmer, but can't go in because he's a dog. So, he dresses up like a doctor and accidentally gets tricked for being the doctor operating on a surgery. It may sound cliché to you, but trust me when I say that it leads to a moment so funny that I dare not spoil it here."Shaun the Sheep Movie" is a film that the whole family can easily enjoy. Kids can laugh at the silly moments while adults can appreciate the technicality of the film. In my opinion, this film is a clear example of how visual media is stronger than written media. I just wish more films would do that nowadays.

While this film comes off first as quaint and harmless, a soundless adventure of an above-average sheep and his pals, it takes a dark turn.In one scene, one of the characters grabs a woman in an inappropriate fashion. He approaches her from behind, and does things to her that should not be described in print for fear a child might read this review. The assault victim, visibly shaken, rightfully takes it out on the nearest male, but the real criminal escapes. When we next see him, he is "high-fiving" his friend in celebration of his "conquest".As there is a character in the film named "Trumper", I can only conclude that this film is a form of propaganda, promoting a deplorable sexual morality that must be avoided.Do NOT watch this film!

Weird, it's only yesterday that I scored Star Wars the Force Awakens a 1 out of 10, as it was nothing more than a remake of the original 1977 blockbuster (the 1977 movie was awesome, the 2016 movie wasn't even worth watching) and everything about the movie was boring as. So, today I came across Shaun the Sheep the Movie. Don't ask me why but it was on sale at the local post office. Shaun the Sheep is everything but boring! It has great actors, that is, it has no actors, besides the occasional mumbling and some bleating of sheep, there's no spoken dialog. There's no expensive special effects, although the amount of work animating Plasticine figurines must be out of this world. The story-line is fantastic and very, very funny. The music was well selected, and at times I was wondering what the combination of Aardman (Nick Park) and Tim Burton would be able to produce. Someone should approach these two and have them create an animated feature together (just imagine Wallace and Gromit meets Corpse Bride). Anyway, I'm very glad that some studios are able to create something a bit more creative than just repeating their earlier work and hoping that no-one will notice. Shaun the Sheep the Movie is great value for money, and it makes me wonder why people would even bother watching more Star Wars crap. Let there be light... let there be something new! Amen!

'SHAUN THE SHEEP': Four Stars (Out of Five)A stop-motion animated comedy flick; based on the TV series, by Nick Park (featuring a character which appeared in the 1995 'WALLACE AND GROMIT' short film; 'A CLOSE SHAVE'). Richard Starzak and Mark Burton wrote and directed the movie; which also features voice performances by Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes and Omid Djalili (although the movie has no dialogue). The story revolves around Shaun, and his flock of sheep, venturing into the city, to rescue their farmer (who has amnesia, due to their misbehavior). The film is funny, and very charming. The story begins at Mossy Bottom Farm, where Shaun (Fletcher) is bored with his daily sheep life. So he and his flock trick their farmer (Sparkes) into going back to sleep, one day. The caravan they put the farmer in, accidentally rolls into the city. He hits his head, and is given amnesia. The sheep then make it their mission to bring him back home. The movie is funny and beautifully animated (in a classic way). I was never bored by the film; and it's always amusing (and charming). I like how the characters never speak, as well; they just mumble all of their lines. It's a really well made animated movie; that should entertain adults, as well as kids.Watch our movie review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: https://youtu.be/A1MyBFioKXM