Based on Carl Hiaasen's best-selling novel, Hoot follows the adventures of three teens who fight to save endangered owls from being bulldozed over. Get the review of Hoot here!
Hoot - Bully Meets Its Prey
After
moving towns and
changing schools more times than he can remember, Roy Eberhardt (Logan Lerman) is tired of being
the new kid on the block. This time, he moves from Montana to Florida, where he immediately earns the nickname
Cowgirl and gets beat on by
the school bully. But life starts to look a little better after he meets Mullet Fingers,
a runaway, and his step-sister Beatrice (
Brie Larson), who is the
toughest girl in school.
Hoot - Who Gives a Hoot?
Roy finds out that Mullet Fingers and Beatrice are on a mission to save a bunch of
burrowing owls, whose home is about to be
flattened by a pancake chain! Before they have a chance to build another restaurant right on top of the owl's habitat, the three teens set off one
sabotage after another, like unleashing
poisonous snakes and sticking
alligators into the
Porta-Potty at the construction site!
Hoot - A H-owl of Laughs
In case you didn't know, the burrowing owl is an
elusive creature that makes its home
in the ground and rarely comes out during the day. So Hoot gives you an up-close-and-personal look at these really
cute animals. Aside from the owls, some of the best and funniest scenes come from
Luke Wilson, who plays a
dumber-than-dumb cop trying to catch the vandalizing culprits.
Hoot - Bottom Line
Hoot feels more like an
after-school special on TV and that's exactly where you should watch it - on TV. Wait for it to hit DVD shelves and
rent it on your next
family movie night. It's worth checking out, especially to see the adorable owls that even avid birdwatchers have a hard time getting a glimpse of!
Hoot Rating:
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