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The almost-universal appeal of Drishyam's plot, adapted to suit Chinese audiences, does away with the soapy-family-drama elements of the original and gets into thriller-mode from the 15th minute. While I appreciate this aspect and the little contextual tweaks that director Sam Quah incorporates into the film, Sheep Without a Shepherd poses a same-but-different set of questions regarding the crime's cover-up. More than that, the climax here is handled in the most unconvincing way (yes, it's different from that of Drishyam!). The making style and visual aesthetics are far better here, however. The performances too, are pretty good. As such, Sheep Without a Shepherd did entertain me but that ill-conceived ending takes away an extra star.

The climax didn't do justice to the Malayalam film 'Drishyam'.Otherwise it's a very good remake.

Li and his family are excited when teenage daughter PingPing is accepted to an elite school, more expensive than they can really afford but still a great chance for the family. They don't know that a fellow student is a very entitled bully, who drugs PingPing's drink at a social gathering and films himself raping her; they also don't know that this bully is the son of the police chief of the city. When the boy tries to blackmail Pingping into further humiliation, her mother trails them and, in the ensuing confusion, mother and daughter kill the boy. They manage to bring his body back to their home by the cemetery, unfortunately seen by the 6-year-old girl in the family. And so starts a cat and mouse tale: the police chief wants, naturally, to find her son; one of her lieutenants has had it in for Li for ages, and is determined to pin the crime on him with no evidence, and Li knows how to create a reality that creates an alibi, along with the help of myriad friends and neighbours. Who's version of the truth will win out, after all is said and done?

What's great about this film is that, yes, the family is the culprit, but yes, the boy deserves his fate - and whatever his parents feels about it, they must know that too. The most interesting character to me was the cop who hated, hated Li, for apparently no reason; he was the driving force behind the persecution of this family and yet we never really know why. In the end, it's quite puzzling, but essentially, on both sides of the equation (minus the bad cop), you understand why each person did what they did. I can't say I liked the film, because of its content generally, but I certainly respect its ambivalence. Recommended.

A great movie. Full of twists and turns. Certainly one of the better vengeance movies.

Not sure about the ending though. Made me drop my 8 to a 7. Unnecessary!

I gave this a 10-star rating for a movie when Chinese is not even my first language. The cast was excellent and plot interesting. Didn't agree with the ending but otherwise could be a 11-star rating. *wink*

This movie is great, intense, touching and entertaining at the same time. Everyone give their best performance. Script is well written that I do a research it's orgin from India.Director manage so well to put many broken piece storyline into one. The little girl is so cute and funny at the same time.

The movie is very tight and does not drag at all. Actors of all sizes are acting crazily all over the stage.

Overall film taking is too good but unfortunately the CLIMAX made me dislike the movie... Original movie climax was the best...it made sense when he did everything for his family...but this movie climax was not at all good

There is always less than the sun shine on the shade of the wet corner -- there is the "tree of power" cover, black and white confusion, good and evil wrong, but thankfully, there is still vitality tenacious weeds up growth! "Some children are children, some children are beasts", the most profound words in the film, the most cruel to the children is to spoil and laugh, when the child in your education into the devil, the parents should take full responsibility!

The more empathy you feel for the strong dad, the more hatred you feel about the monster mon! Both characters are set up as cat and mouse but their acting are unbelievable brilliant. Compared to the original, the content has more layers as well as full of metaphors and twists.

Stories and metaphors that can be applied to every social environment, but this one is in a Chinese society. Those sheep, when they are not in danger, can let you cut their wool gently. When threatened, they resist. It's still a good type of movie. PS: the beginning may be the end, which makes me feel deeply afraid.

The best part that I liked about the original film was how a moviebuff designed a PERFECT crime. So the climax of this chinese film only made me desappointed.

Thai IT specialist Li Weijie (Yang Xiao) has to devise a scheme to save his family from ruthless police & politicians. A Chinese remake of the original Indian-Malay movie version. An original script & well received crime drama; well acted. Nice twists.