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Directed by Wil Shriner
Cast: Logan Lerman, Brie Larson, Cody Linley, Luke Wilson, Neil Flynn, Kiersten Warren, Tim Blake Nelson, John Archie, Eric Phillips, Dean Collins, Jimmy Buffett, Jessica Cauffiel, Damaris Justamante, Robert Wagner
2006 – 90 minutes
In story, in character and in laid-back style, "Hoot" stirs up memories of a book you might have read in the fourth or fifth grade. Not an enduring book whose every facet stays with you throughout the years, mind you, but one that kept your interest long enough to finish it before moving on to bigger and better things. It's not surprising, then, that "Hoot" is based on a young adult novel by Carl Hiaasen (his last adapted work, rather uncharacteristically, was 1996's "Striptease").
Its soft-hearted, chronically unextraordinary plot is tailor-made as a quick and pleasant read for younger audiences, but not nearly dynamic enough to warrant a cinematic treatment. As a film —even one that is blessedly light on potty jokes and other forms of dumbed-down humor —"Hoot" is pretty thin stuff. Review by Dustin Putman more detailed.. THE EFC REVIEW SCREENED AT THE 2006 FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL: All right. I have to get this out of my system: No, you shouldn’t give a hoot about 'Hoot,' because clichés of a feather flock to it as it flies over the audience and craps on everything in sight. Such an assessment may be considered abrasive, derivative, and rather juvenile, but I feel an obligation to stress simply that 'Hoot' is a product of equally weak acting, writing, and direction that fuses to form an overwhelmingly lackluster creation that somehow passes for family fare, thanks to a hokey message wedged amongst the debris. More detailed.. Review by ABBIE BERNSTEIN Although parents may want to have serious chats with young viewers before and after HOOT about which actions in the film are commendable and which are strictly don’t-try-this-at-home, as a movie, it hangs together pretty well. Based on Carl Hiaasen’s novel for underaged readers (most of Hiassen’s books are mystery thrillers for adults), HOOT has a cheerful outlaw soul. Although it takes place in present-day Florida, its views on doing the right thing no matter what the law and society says give it a pleasantly timeless feel. more detailed.. |
