A safe, slight film that doesn't possess the chaotic hilarity I associate with Carl Hiaasen's best writing.
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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 only highlight is a sequence of outstanding cinematography in Florida's Everglades. Oh, and there's one funny joke. But that doesn't make this film a hoot at all.
09/25/06
It's hard to hate a movie that essentially just wants to teach kids to respect the environment especially when that lesson is imparted in such an upbeat manner. But Hoot is also too bland and clumsy to wholeheartedly embrace.
07/13/06
Hoot in retrospect won’t really offer your children anything they haven’t already seen, and it’s just another preachy environmental film that talks down to them. Have you seen Akeelah and the Bee?
05/23/06
The most important thing to know...is that it's co-produced by Jimmy Buffett, who also appears in a small role and provides new music for the soundtrack.
05/19/06
The least irritating adult in sight is also the least relevant: Officer Delinko (amiable Luke Wilson) tries to help the kids.
05/13/06
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.
05/13/06
Top CriticYounger kids will find the pranks and schemes funny, while the enviro-activist theme is an important message to which they may just latch on. The eco-responsibility part, not the venomous snake part, one hopes.
05/13/06
Parents may role their eyes more than once at this flightless film.
05/13/06
An environmentally conscious Newbery Honor novel has been turned into a disappointing and uninspired movie.
05/12/06
The three leads are likable, but they can’t overcome a slapdash story or some wild overacting by the likes of Luke Wilson, Tim Blake Nelson, Neil Flynn and Clark Gregg.
05/12/06
It's hard to give a hoot about Roy or any of his furtive feathered friends when they're surrounded by a nest of dreary cliches.
05/11/06
Gets points for sweetness and a nice message, but that's all, folks
05/09/06
Shriner just doesn't have the skills yet to turn lightweight scuffle into heavyweight preaching without bringing down the whole production.
05/08/06
The owls are awfully cute. The eco message is awfully sincere. Beyond that, you probably won't give much of a "Hoot" about this mediocre family movie.
05/08/06
It 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.
05/08/06
Top CriticHoles, Because of Winn-Dixie and now, Hoot. Since we don't really have after school TV specials anymore, these kid novels-turned-hokey movies seem to be fitting the bill.
05/08/06
I can’t image any kid getting excited by this eco-friendly kiddie-empowerment flick
05/07/06
A cute movie with good characters, a message about saving the environment, and still enjoyable. Better than the usual drek they try to pass off as fun family entertainment.
05/06/06
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