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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.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for mild bullying and brief language

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

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... 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 new school in Coconut Grove, Florida. His family recently relocated from his beloved Montana, and immediately Roy has found himself on the bad side of school bullies Dana (Eric Phillips) and Beatrice "The Bear" (Brie Larson). But when he catches sight of a blonde wild boy running barefoot through the streets, Roy is drawn into some strange and unique events in his new home. There have been odd occurrences on the plot of land soon to be occupied by Mother Paula's Pancake House. Someone is perpetrating just enough vandalism to interfere with the restaurant's groundbreaking, while driving the foreman, Mr Muckle (Clark Gregg in a hilarious turn), crazy. After eventually winning Beatrice's friendship, Roy meets the culprit: her stepbrother, Mullet Fingers (Cody Linley), who has taken it upon himself to stop the construction and save the rare burrowing owls that live on the premises. But as the three ecological vigilantes resort to ever more drastic measures to save the owls, Roy realizes their only hope lies in bringing the issue to the public's attention. Charming, fun, and carrying an important message, HOOT overcomes its more incredible aspects through an irresistible good humor that audiences can't help but be swept along by. Luke Wilson (BOTTLE ROCKET) steals the show as a bumbling man-child who somehow managed to become a police officer, while Buffet himself appears as a kindly, surf-bum marine biology teacher. [More]

Starring: Wil Shriner, Brie Larson, Logan Lerman, Clark Gregg

Starring: Wil Shriner, Brie Larson, Logan Lerman, Clark Gregg, Cody Linley, Jessica Cauffiel, Kiersten Warren, Neil Flynn, Tim Blake Nelson, Kin Shriner, Robert Wagner

Producer: Jimmy Buffett
Studio: New Line Cinema

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  • Hoot
  • From Walden Media (The Chronicles of Narnia franchise) and based on the best-selling book, Hoot is a classic story that is fun for all ages. When a boy and his classmates realize that a population of endangered, burrowing owls is threatened by new construction, the kids decide to take on crooked politicians and bumbling cops in the hope of saving their new friends.
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    A modest, lightly comic film that succeeds on sheer good faith.

    Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
    05/04/06
    Colin Covert
    Colin Covert
    Minneapolis Star Tribune

    One more reminder that kids are better off with a book than a middling movie adaptation of a book.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
    05/04/06
    Michael Phillips
    Michael Phillips
    Chicago Tribune
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    A cross between the world as kids wish it was and children as their parents would like them to be.

    Full Review Source: Metromix.com | comment Comment
    05/04/06
    Matt Pais
    Matt Pais
    Metromix.com

    The movie’s low-key anti-establishment posture is vastly preferable to the knee-jerk fulminations of a Michael Moore.

    Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
    05/04/06
    Scott Foundas
    Scott Foundas
    L.A. Weekly

    Shriner fails to give it any real life, and the twangy, laid-back, Jimmy Buffett-heavy score sums up the film's lack of energy.

    Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
    05/04/06
    Tasha Robinson
    Tasha Robinson
    AV Club

    Of all the attributes that make "Hoot" a terrible movie, it's the soundtrack that's truly bad enough to drive you to Margaritaville.

    Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
    05/04/06
    Phil Villarreal
    Phil Villarreal
    Arizona Daily Star

    This fun family film, based on Carl Hiaasen's Newbery award-winning book of the same name, has a strong ecological message served with a big helping of giggle-inducing sight gags.

    Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
    05/04/06
    Cathy Hulbert
    Cathy Hulbert
    Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    Wil Shriner tries to adapt a Carl Hiaasen novel about kids standing up for owls and instead proves his ineptitude as a director.

    Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
    05/04/06
    Steve Schneider
    Steve Schneider
    Orlando Weekly

    The story dawdles but it has a healthy message to impart about standing up to evildoers.

    Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
    05/03/06
    Ed Gonzalez
    Ed Gonzalez
    Slant Magazine

    Lame and preachy.

    Full Review Source: Internet Reviews | comment Comment
    05/03/06
    Steve Rhodes
    Steve Rhodes
    Internet Reviews

    A blandly generic family film.

    Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
    05/03/06
    Michael Rechtshaffen
    Michael Rechtshaffen
    Hollywood Reporter
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    Long stretches between comic set pieces are almost soporifically mild.

    Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
    05/03/06
    Joe Leydon
    Joe Leydon
    Variety
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    Don't let the Carl Hiaasen pedigree fool you: Hoot is an Afterschool Special too crummy to give a hoot about.

    Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
    05/03/06
    Owen Gleiberman
    Owen Gleiberman
    Entertainment Weekly
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    From the ecological perspective, this family flick may have its heart in the right place, but in terms of intellect it leaves much to be desired.

    Full Review Source: One Guy's Opinion | comment Comment
    05/03/06
    Frank Swietek
    Frank Swietek
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    ...deplorable...ludicrous

    Full Review Source: tonymedley.com | comment Comment
    04/26/06
    Tony Medley
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