Review: Conni -- Mystery of the Crane is fine-feathered family fun
T here's a line in Conni -- Mystery of the Crane , the second feature-length adaptation of the popular book series by Liane Schneider and Eva Wenzel-Bürger, that will stick with me. As Conni and her friends argue about who gets to feed cat food to the injured crane they're nursing back to health, Conni's grandpa (who's low-key a stud) gamely quips, "Everyone will get a turn feeding the wrong food to the wild animal." It's one of the good-natured jokes that kind of underlines what this movie is: a simple, family-friendly story that will surely make you smile. The Conni franchise sells millions of books every year, has been translated into dozens of languages, and has been adapted into a TV show alongside these movies (the first movie is available to stream on Tubi in the States). In the vein of Fly Away Home (a childhood favorite of mine) and recent hits like The Wild Robot and Migration , this new movie is my introduction to the series, and it's easy ...
