Director: Stuart McDonald (2016)

Furry friends fight financial felons in this feel good family flick.

Oddball is a chaos causing canine pressed into service to protect a colony of penguins threatened by wild foxes.

If the population falls into single figures, developers are poised to turn the island sanctuary into a tourist attraction.

With its honest eccentrics, broad humour and a strongly pro conservation, anti-authority agenda, it’s a reflection of what Australians see as the best of themselves.

Cheery, cute and charming through out, not liking this film would be like kicking a puppy. Or a penguin.

★★★☆☆