Hoot (2006)

Luke Wilson
Logan Lerman
Brie Larson
Tim Blake Nelson
Cody Linley

Directed by Wil Shriner

Plot: When a Montana boy moves to Florida and unearths a disturbing threat to a local population of endangered owls, three middle-schoolers take on greedy land developers, corrupt politicians, and clueless cops. Determined to protect his new environment, the boy and his friends fight to prevent the adults from making a big mistake.

Review: I never heard of this movie or anything about it. The guy at the video store mentioned it too me, so I asked my kids about it. To my surprise they saw it with their grandmother and liked it, so decided to give it a chance as well.

The movie is a good family film, but nothing really great. The cast and story are both good, but nothing outstanding. I enjoyed the movie and was pleasantly surprised, but did have a minor problem. The films title really throws you. It’s not that it has nothing to do with it, it does, but I expected something with owls all the way through. This was not the case, as a matter of fact the owls are barely in it. It doesn’t hurt the movie, but I waited and waited to see these owls and when I did, I was like, “That’s it?” If your looking for a good family film, this is one that adults and kids alike will enjoy, but if you’re an owl lover, you need to watch animal planet.


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