MOVIE - HOLES - REVIEW RATING - $$$$$ $$$1/2 (OUT OF 10)
STARRING - Sigourney Weaver (The Warden), Jon Voight (Mr. Sir), Patricia Arquette (Kissin' Kate), Shia LaBeouf (Stanley), Tim Blake Nelson (Dr. Pendanski), Khleo Thomas (Zero), Byron Cotton (Armpit), Brenden Jefferson (X-Ray), Henry Winkler (Stanley's Father) & Dule Hill (Sam).
DIRECTOR - Andrew Davis (The Fugitive, A Perfect Murder, Under Siege).
Based on the award-winning children's book, of the same name, by Louis Sachar.
Stanley Yelnats is sent to a camp for juvenile delinquents after being convicted of a crime he didn't commit. Fate and destiny intervene, to make this wrong, right.
Holes is a wonderful story that manages to deal with racism, friendships, loyalty, generosity and the triumph of good vs. evil in a convincing but charming manner.
Holes does start a little slowly but quickly gets up to speed once Stanley is sent to Camp Greenlake. At the camp we are introduced to a cast of misfits reminiscent of the Bad News Bears. Stanley's interactions with this group are laden with valuable and unmistakable life lessons about getting a long with your peers and the importance of remaining true to yourself in the process.
Holes reminds us that not only will good deeds be rewarded but that bad deeds in our past will come back to haunt us. This is one of the aspects of Holes that separates it from most adult movies where adults who act badly almost never suffer repercussions for their actions.
The other differences between Holes and most adult movies is an intelligent script (there are a few minor plot holes) and character development.
There are also some great performances in Holes. The young actors do an excellent job and Jon Voight, in particular, is great as Mr. Sir. The entire cast is aided and abetted by the aforementioned excellent script.
I dug "Holes" and highly recommended it for the "whole" family.
Running time - 111 minutes
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