DISNEY - HOLES(2003)
So it only took me 17 years to get around to
watching this! I had very low expectations. I
mean "Holes"? Really?? Turns out this is a pretty
good movie! It does start a little slow, but with
the talents of Dule Hill(West Wing, Psych), Henry
Winkler(Happy Days, Click, Waterboy), Shia LaBeouf
(Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull, The Transformers
movies), John Voight(Midnight Cowboy, Deliverence, Ray
Donovan, Transformers, Tomb Raider, National Treasure),
Segourie Weaver(Galaxie Quest, Avatar, Alien, Aliens,
more aliens!), this is prety fun!
For me personally, who steals the show?: Dule!
I have apreciated his acting chops ever since
his role in West Wing! He's just plain great! A
A review from Amazon:
Fans of author Louis Sachar's book Holes will be
delighted with this scrupulously faithful adaptation.
After being wrongly found guilty of stealing a pair
of sneakers, Stanley Yelnats (Shia LaBeouf) gets
sent to Camp Green Lake, a juvenile correctional
facility in the bed of a long-gone dry Texas lake.
There--under the watchful eye of overseer Mr. Sir
(a zesty Jon Voight), sneakily mean therapist Dr.
Pendanski (Tim Blake Nelson, O Brother Where
Art Thou?), and the cool and cruel Warden (Sigourney
Weaver)--Stanley and dozens of other delinquents
are forced to dig an endless series of holes that
the Warden hopes will lead her to a precious secret
left behind by a long-dead female outlaw (Patricia
Arquette). Sachar's book is beloved for its vivid
characters and suspenseful plot; by sticking close
to its source, Holes has become a dynamic, exciting,
and surprisingly touching movie. --Bret Fetzer