Black Sheep (2007)

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... Meister and Feeney do a credible job as the two brothers, with Feeney doing much of the heavy lifting, making such an outrageous character seem believable. The relationship between the two brothers reminds me a lot of something you'd see in a southern gothic novel or film - it's competitive and quasi-incestuous, which of course makes it both funny and creepy. Especially since Henry comes off like the wide-eyed innocent for much of the film.

Unfortunately, when it goes into all out comedy mode, many of the jokes fall completely flat, and there's plenty of stuff you've seen before. Plus, they seem to think you should laugh simply because they've transformed sheep into monsters.

It must be said that the sheep themselves are nothing short of astounding, at times very hard to tell between the real sheep and the mechanical ones. The aforementioned were-sheep are also visually impressive, being both grotesque and humorous at the same time. I'd very much like to see what WETA could do with a traditional werewolf film.

Like many of the other films I've review for this site, this isn't a flick for everyone. Fans of stone-faced horror won't get much out of it, and comedy fans will likely get grossed out. But for the noble few that love some yucks with their screams... they'll find an imperfect gem of a movie. Something more than worth multiple viewings.

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