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Fresh:7
Rotten:20
Average Rating:4.8/10
Consensus: Lacking energy and humor, Hoot is a ho-hum story of eco-awareness that falls flat as a pancake.
Theatrical Release:May 5, 2006 Wide
Box Office: $8,080,116
Synopsis: Jimmy Buffet makes his debut as a producer in this ecologically minded family film, based on the best-selling novel by Carl Hiaasen. New kid Roy Eberhardt (Logan Lerman) is not faring well at his... [More]
Starring: Wil Shriner, Brie Larson, Logan Lerman, Clark Gregg
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This sweet-natured but plodding adaptation of a young-adult novel by Carl Hiaasen could have used a little less broad satire of corporate greed and a few more, well, owls. The critters peep from their burrows for only a few brief moments.
Top CriticIt would be a nice little family film if not for the fact that the young heroes commit felonies in the name of saving the environment.
Top CriticEndangered as they are, burrowing owls will be disappointed to learn that their cause has been hitched to a movie with little entertainment value, let alone credible strategies to save their environment.
Top CriticThere is nothing objectionable in this family film, but it doesn't seem to appreciate the intelligence and savvy of its youthful audience. Kids can spot a silly stereotypical character as fast as the rest of us.
Top CriticFun to watch although falling short of a real hoot, this latest in a barrage of family movies largely succeeds at keeping the kiddies entertained and their parents from nodding off.
Top CriticOne wishes that a film about the fight against a bland restaurant chain were more piquant. But movies for tweens, like burrowing owls, are an endangered species that need preservation.
Top CriticThe movie has a sense of purpose to match its sense of humor.
Top CriticThe movie pretends to take a kids' point of view, but it treats kids like idiots.
Top CriticI question the message of Hoot, a family movie that tacitly encourages kids to vandalize property and behave like little ecoterrorists.
Top CriticThe movie is unessential at best. But the Everglades -- and the owls that live nearby -- are irresistible.
Top CriticThe goal is apparently a double exercise in heartfelt lessons and deep hilarity, but it's hard to tell because the pace feels so lethargic.
Top CriticHoot is safe enough to take your kids to, but you might want to have a talk with them afterward about continuing to go to school and shying away from major felonies.
Top CriticIts makers will tell you that Hoot is an educational film, but aside from showing that some owls live underground rather than in trees, little knowledge is actually imparted.
Top CriticWhile Hoot has heart -- subtlety turns out to be endangered.
Top CriticThis is a story about kids and nature, with strong messages about standing up to bullies, facing conflicts and why it is important to stand up for both the people and creatures that need protection.
Top CriticLeaden direction sinks this adaptation of Carl Hiaasen's award-winning novel for young adults.
Top CriticHoot tells kids they can make a difference in this world, and that's worth a hundred Ice Age 2's.
Top CriticHoot has its heart in the right place, but I have been unable to locate its brain.
Top CriticThe movie treats us as if we're all 3 years old, and it belies its supposedly positive message by filling the story with dysfunctional families and a teenager left alone to forage in the wilderness.
Top CriticHoot may be warm and fuzzy with its adorable owls, triumphant kids and inviting Florida groves. But its forced, innocuous humor is unlikely to amuse anyone but the very young -- and the extremely forgiving.
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