A miniature donkey (Steven Yuen) dreams of life doing something more important than walking in circles grinding grain. He escapes the miller and hides out in the yard of a young newlywed couple. The very pregnant Mary (Gina Rodriguez) names him Bo and plans to take him when they leave for a census being conducted in Bethlehem. Bo plans to escape this admittedly nicer confinement with the help of his friend, Dave (Keegan Michael-Key), a dove, and join the royal procession, but when he learns that King Herod (Christopher Plummer) has dispatched a hunter to kill the pregnant woman, he decides it's more important to save her than follow his dreams.
This is aggressively Christian. Your mileage will vary on how much of a plus or minus that is for you, but I thought it worth mentioning.
If you are pro, this is a cute re-telling of a story you know extremely well through the point of view of adorable animated animals. There are winks and nods to other Bible stories, the soundtrack is all Christmas carols, and the voice cast is A-list.
If you are con, this is some serious propaganda meant to de-secularize a popular holiday. But still with cute talking animals. This is the kind of movie for people who unironically use the phrase "War on Christmas" and don't tip.
I'm trying not to draw conclusions based on who chose to be in this, because sometimes a job is a job, but mega-pastor/amoral grifter Joel Osteen is one of the "wise men" and that should tell you pretty much everything you need to know. It's streaming on Freevee, the Amazon ad-supported service. More importantly, the second season of Reacher dropped on Friday and you should watch that.
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