The reason that this film is evil is that it goes into the mind of a terrorist and then says: "Cool!!!!"
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05/06/06
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Hoot (2006)
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Reviews Counted:94
Fresh:24
Rotten:70
Average Rating:4.7/10
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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Reviews for Hoot
The young actors are convincing enough, but the adult characters are so stereotypical, the script so pedestrian that adult viewers are likely to ponder an early escape.
05/06/06
It's family-friendly, eco-friendly and puppydog-friendly ... [but] so mild and sluggish it may put viewers pleasantly to sleep.
05/05/06
Unrelentingly sweet, and dull as driftwood.
05/05/06
Jimmy Buffet may be known for his Hawaiian shirts, but there's something undeniably plaid about Hoot.
05/05/06
Endangered 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.
05/05/06
The child actors are bland, the adult characters are forced to act like dunderheads to keep the paper-thin plot going, and the generic-sounding Jimmy Buffett songs are just a little out of sync with the film's target age group.
05/05/06
...the cute kiddie version of an environmental protest song.
05/05/06
There 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.
05/05/06
But while Hoot's pro-environment message to kids is certainly worthy, the unquestioning, pro-vigilante angle doesn't sit entirely well.
05/05/06
Fun 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.
05/05/06
Top CriticThe new movie has some of Hiaasen's anti-development vinegar, yet given the milkshake spin of a family-time teen picture.
05/05/06
While the Peter Pan figure is a staple of kids' literature and film, Hoot lacks the attendant sense of fantasy to pull this character off.
05/05/06
It feels a little churlish to pan an environmentally friendly film that presents kids taking a courageous stand, but Hoot is disappointingly lackluster from start to finish.
05/05/06
One 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.
05/05/06
Top CriticIt's wholesome, righteous, but not exceptionally entertaining, even with the soundtrack packed with new Jimmy Buffett tunes.
05/05/06
This little caper yarn's as breezy as a Buffett song (he peppers the soundtrack) and as simple.
05/05/06
The errant subplots go nowhere. The movie has an episodic TV quality so pronounced, I kept expecting commercial breaks.
05/05/06
The movie has a sense of purpose to match its sense of humor.
05/05/06
Top CriticThe movie pretends to take a kids' point of view, but it treats kids like idiots.
05/05/06
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