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Holes (2003)
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Reviews Counted:133
Fresh:103
Rotten:30
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: Faithful to its literary source, this is imaginative, intelligent family entertainment.
Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: Louis Sachar's acclaimed teen adventure novel comes to dazzling life with this wildly entertaining adaptation. Stanley Yelnats (Shia LaBeouf) is an unassuming adolescent whose family has been... Louis Sachar's acclaimed teen adventure novel comes to dazzling life with this wildly entertaining adaptation. Stanley Yelnats (Shia LaBeouf) is an unassuming adolescent whose family has been cursed for generations. One day, after Stanley is falsely accused of stealing a pair of sneakers, he is sentenced to 18 months at Camp Green Lake. But when he gets there, he discovers that this camp is really more like a prison. Under the supervision of the fiery Mr. Sir (Jon Voight) and goofy Dr. Pendanski (Tim Blake Nelson), Stanley and his cohorts must spend each day digging holes in the desert, in order "to build character." Or at least that's what The Warden (Sigourney Weaver) says. When Stanley finally gathers up the courage to escape the camp, he and fellow escapee Zero (Khleo Thomas) stumble across a secret that will expose Camp Green Lake for the evil place that it is, and erase the Yelnats family curse forever. Director-producer Andrew Davis (THE FUGITIVE) performs a miraculous feat with HOLES, crafting a family film that is smart, funny, and engaging. Sachar's story teaches enormously valuable lessons about respect, teamwork, and honesty, making HOLES a must-see for individuals everywhere. [More]
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight, Patricia Arquette
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight, Patricia Arquette, Tim Blake Nelson, Rick Fox, Khleo Thomas, Henry Winkler, Siobhan Fallon, Nathan Davis, Eartha Kitt
Director: Andrew Davis
Director: Andrew Davis
Screenwriter: Louis Sachar
Producer: Lowell D. Blank, Cary Granat, Mike Medavoy, Teresa Tucker-Davies, Andrew Davis
Composer: Joel McNeely
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures
Reviews for Holes
There are so many delightful little touches and warped bits of storytelling that I can't imagine anyone who won't love this film.
Young viewers and old alike will be given powerful metaphors of servanthood and selflessness, humility and honor, courage and Christ-like kindness.
O roteiro leve e bem construído, aliado às performances de um elenco carismático, deu origem ao tipo de filme que certamente divertirá toda a família.
Engaging, generous, and well-paced. Holes is inventively plotted and its coincidences and crazy mysticism pull you in the way the best children's fiction does.
Unlike so many kids movies, Holes hasn't been dumbed down, loaded with bathroom humor
Funny, inspiring and just a little bit naughty, Holes is excellent family entertainment.
For all its faults, Holes has an overriding good humor and sense of fun that saves it from the usual drudge of children's pictures.
Holes is a rarity among kids' movies: It's dark, complex, intelligent and well-acted.
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