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Well and truly pipped at the post by the more inventive, witty and technically assured Babe, this 1994 co-production, which unsuccessfully played off in Japan several months ago (in a markedly different version), could entrance moppetmoppet audiences with its disarmingly naive tale of a lively golden retriever puppy who sets out across some spectacular Australian landscapes in search of his wild cousins. Artful use of a large variety of animals and sometimes breathtaking photography are undermined by formulaic plotting and some strident voicing. Classic cult status will elude this animal odyssey.
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