Rarely do I visit animated or child appropriate films! I was intrigued by “sheep”, Mary’s little lamb, known to be rather clueless, dumb animals; also furry, cute and huggable. But detectives no way! Based on the book by James Swann there is something charmingly simplistic about a flock that resolutely loves mystery stories, gifted every evening by Shepherd “George” (Hugh …

Stultifyingly stylish. Twenty years have passed and the characters are unchanged, robotic and struggling with digital dimensions demanded by director David Frankel. Anne Hathaway (better served in “Mother Mary” where she is brilliant as a “Taylor Swift” lionized, troubled performer) still coiffed in Rapunzel-flowing tresses, smiling vapidly, hiding intelligence behind contemporary fashion, journalist trends. Striving for substantiality as “Andrea Sachs” …