The most gruesomely satisfying spectacle for hard-core environmentalists would be that of a group of foreign investors in the evil enterprise being gobbled up by a flock of rampaging sheep.
– Andrew Sarris,
New York Observer,
11 Jul 2007
rotten:
Stunning vistas of New Zealand's rolling countryside aren't enough to carry this lame 2006 horror spoof about a lab experiment gone awry.
– Andrea Gronvall,
Chicago Reader,
11 Jul 2007
fresh:
Anyone lacking a taste for red meat will likely say bah to the one-joke juiciness of Black Sheep, but ovine enthusiasts will be licking their chops.
– Terry Lawson,
Detroit Free Press,
3 Aug 2007
fresh:
This lurid lunacy from New Zealand is a horror-humor cross-breed of animal lore and giddy gore.
– Bruce Westbrook,
Houston Chronicle,
10 Aug 2007
fresh:
The performances may be uneven, but the flawed characters are believable, the sheep surprisingly scary and the animal antics often laugh-out-loud funny.