You know how the film Babe is a quiet, sensitive story? Yeah, well: Throw that expectation out the window. You’re watching the sequel Babe: Pig in the City, which in every second of its overwhelming runtime reminds you that THIS is a movie directed by Mad Max’s George Miller. The plot: On the way to a sheepherding contest – the prize money of which would help save the farm from foreclosure – pig Babe and farmer’s wife Esme are incorrectly accused of carrying drugs and get stuck in an unfamiliar city waiting for their next flight. After that, like, I simply can’t explain. A lot happens, from Mickey Rooney as a clown to orangutans and chimpanzees, and of COURSE there’s a little dog in a wheelchair. My advice? Just go see the movie. – James Scott
