95 minutes, Family/True Story, G
Warrnambool. The picturesque country town, just over 250 kilometers South West of Melbourne where I spent six years of my teenage life. It is also the place this gorgeous true story takes place. Named after the star of our show, Oddball is a gentle-natured canine of Maremma breed (shown in the below picture) who may very well be the town’s last resort and solution to saving the rapidly declining population of little penguins (who steal every scene they’re in) on Middle Island, whom are tragically being killed by wild foxes (who likes those!). Will ‘Swampy’ (Shane Jacobson from KENNY), a local chicken farmer and owner of Oddball, save the penguin colony?
From a completely biased perspective firstly, Warrnambool is captured beautifully on camera throughout ODDBALL and how lovely it was to pay a visit. Locals especially will just love this production, the stars it has attracted and the telling of the true story they’ll already be very familiar with. A genuine all-ages film, this light-natured drama tells its story in an utterly pleasant manner, easily accessible for a younger audience. How ‘Swampy’ finds his idea and the motivations that drive him to use Oddball as a guardian of the penguins is entertainingly rendered. With so many animals and a good cast on set, it is evident all in on the project had a great time making ODDBALL. Also starring one of our countries biggest stars, Sarah Snook as Swampy’s daughter, Emily who works for the council trying to save what’s left of the penguin population, American actor Alan Tudyk – boyfriend of Emily and Deborah Mailman as the town Mayor, ODDBALL is a good choice for the family these school holidays.
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Nothing of any concern for parents here. Suitable for all ages.
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