Thelma & Louise J.D. to her room, and they sleep together. She then learns he is a thief who has broken parole. The following morning, Thelma leaves J.D. in her motel room to meet Louise downstairs for breakfast, and, when they return, they discover J.D. has stolen Louise's life savings and fled. Louise is distraught, so a guilty Thelma takes charge and later robs a nearby convenience store using tactics she learned from listening to J.D. Meanwhile, the FBI is getting closer to catching the fugitives after witnesses at the bar saw Louise's 1966 Ford Thunderbird convertible speeding out of the parking lot
Louise by the Shore is not exactly easy fodder for cartoon lovers, but could please viewers who want more out of an animation film than just action-packed gags." Mintzer compared the film to "The Red Turtle", "another unique 2D tale of Crusoe-esque abandon that was also made by a veteran filmmaker", but wrote that "Louise by the Shore" differs with its "more dark and probing character study". "Screen Daily"'s Wendy Ide wrote: "The relationship between Louise (Dominique Frot) and the dog Pepper (voiced by Laguionie) is reminiscent of that between the old man and his dog in Paul and Sandra Fierlinger's "My Dog Tulip",