Hoot

May 5, 2006

Rated: PG Runtime: 90 min Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Let see… I can sum this whole review up with three little words; Tree Hugger Movie. If you’re dying to see 8th graders trying to be 21st century hippies, then this is a movie for you.

Hoot Hoot was made by the same people who did Holes in 2003 so there are similarities. Holes featured kids in a prison camp trying to stop the corruption of a money hungry land baron - Hoot features kids (eco-terrorists) trying to stop the corruption of a money hungry PANCAKE baron, and yes you read that correctly… PANCAKE baron. OK, ready for the review?

Hoot starts out with a boy from Montana named Roy (Lerman) who has moved to Florida. His first day he gets his face smushed into a bus window, sees a barefoot kid running faster than his bus (Linley), a girl named Beatrice (Larson) that’s meaner than the bully that did the smushing. Now as most teenagers tend to be, he’s curious so he goes snooping around. Instead of a barefoot boy he meets some unnaturally shiny snakes (oh boy, yawn). The barefoot boy comes back and finds this noisy brat at his clearing in the woods (he lives there you see). This and that happens until finally the boys become friends (Yay!)

During the meet and greet phase for our hero’s something bigger is going on. A big business type place is building a Mother Paula’s Pancake House (IHOP anyone?). As you can tell by the title there are owls; I mean what else hoots, cows? Blah, blah more hippy crap!

Mother Paula’s is building on these cute little owl’s homes (sad isn’t it?). So, Running Boy, Roy & Beatrice try to stop them by using lots of little tricks, from alligators to snakes and even some good old fashioned vandalism. Real role models for the youth of today!

Of course in the end Mother Paula’s sees the error of her ways and takes the pancakes away (stupid eco-terrorists).

If you want to take your family to see something entertaining go see Ice Age 2 or The Wild instead.

Posted by MFG Staff | Filed Under 3 Stars, Brie Larson, Cody Linley, Comedy, Drama, Logan Lerman, Luke Wilson, PG, Theatrical