bkoganbing
Hoot is a pleasant and innocuous comedy about a trio of teens who save an owl nesting place from being bulldozed to make way for a fast food type pancake house. As if Florida didn't already have enough of them.The teens are Logan Lerman, Brie Larson, and Cody Linley. The characters seem to be borrowed from Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher, and Huck Finn. Well if the Magic Kingdom is going to borrow, borrowing from someone like Mark Twain is certainly a good idea.Lerman is a new kid in town who because of that becomes the target of the school bully. But when he's not dealing with that or when Ms. Larson isn't dealing with Eric Phillips the bully, he's gotten himself in their crusade to save some owls who have nested on the property the corporation wants to build on. This is by no means a new theme for Disney, as far back as Cesar Romero and Keenan Wynn played tycoons whose only interest is making money no matter what the cost.I like what Cody Linley did with his role. He's the barefoot kid just like Huckleberry Finn along the Mississippi only here its the sands of the Florida beaches. Hoot is nothing terribly special, but it is a pleasant 90 minutes viewing.
Vic_max
This movie was pretty good. It had a nice upbeat tone throughout and was a pleasant experience to watch.It's about a kid who moves to Florida and, in addition to being hassled as the 'new kid' at school, gets involved with learning the about the mysterious "barefoot kid" and some little critters in need of help.What keeps this movie moving along are two things. One is great acting performances by Logan Lerman (lead role), Brie Larson (scary tough girl) and Luke Wilson (police officer). The other is the intrigue level the story maintains by slowly revealing things about the characters and the story.All in all, this is a pretty nice, well-made, upbeat movie that just can appeal to both kids and adults.
Kris
If you're a kid liking fairy tale "real life" adventures, see it. If you're a youth liking kids movies, why not see it? :) If you're a parent going to see a movie with your kids, you're WAY better of opting for the squirrel!The start of this film was a bit funny, and set some good premises for the happenings to take place. But after the kind of funny introduction of characters, settings and potential conflicts, the story turned out kinda dull. When more or less the same things happen for the third and fourth time, the word "predictable" repeatedly comes to mind just like parts of a dented LP or those commercials you really hate. And the culmination of the plot... *oh sigh*... poor, poor, poor!
dramadance2004
The first time I saw this movie, I brought my 10 year old sister and she loved it. I thought it was pretty good (though I've never read the book) It was nice to see some of the big names in a smaller movie. The day I brought my sister to it was the best time we had in a long time and so whenever I watch it, I think about what a great time we had together. If you want to spend some quality time with your family, this is a great movie with an amazing cast and really awesome music! I love Jimmy Buffet! The meaning and lesson in this movie is also a nice one, we don't see many movies like this anymore. We usually so busy with our own lives in our own little worlds that it is nice to take a break for about two hours to watch this movie. The quality of the acting/filming is pretty good too, which is another plus.
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