Shia LaBeouf, Khleo Thomas, Sigourney Weaver
Stanley Yelnats is an unusual hero with dogged bad luck stemming from an ancient family curse. Perpetually in the wrong place at the wrong time, Stanley is unfairly sentenced to months of detention at...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 23, 2003
Stats: 7,854 reviews
I quite liked this film. It reminded me of The Goonies in a way but more intelligent but a little less fun. Shia LaBeouf didn't get on my nerves, so It can't be bad!
There aren't too many great ratings for this movie, but I found it entertaining and impressive. Is it going to be seen as one of the great movies of all time? No. But on a second viewing I'm letting my 5 stars stand. Yeah, it's a very personal reaction.
I used to work in the...( read more)
shawshank for kids. really funny. really very good story. really good characters. love patricia arquette when she's in a badass role as she is in this
OK, they should just bury this film in one of the holes they dug, it's that bad.
Loved the book and the movie follows very nicely. Labeouf does great and Voight has an excellent quote, "Let me tell you about a magical place where it never rains...... The end!" as he snickers. Sounds dumb now but its hilarious in context.
As kids' films go, it's a thoughtful, superior piece of work, an entertaining picture that youngsters can enjoy on first viewing and perhaps fully grow into as they get a bit older. full review
I walked in expecting a movie for thirteensomethings, and walked out feeling challenged and satisfied. full review
Readers familiar with the book may negotiate the film's antic crosscutting, but newbies will need to pop a Dramamine before the lights dim. full review
A movie that feels a bit like digging a hole in the ground -- an exercise that may build character but doesn't seem to accomplish much else. full review
The movie pays homage to the book by preserving its potency and building upon its strong foundation. It's hard to imagine a reader who wouldn't approve. full review
One of the few recent movies I have seen that plunged me into that rare, giddy state of pleasurable confusion, of not knowing what would happen next, which I associate with the reading and moviegoing ... full review
Official sites for Holes (2003)
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omg!! HOLES is the best movie I've ever seen!! this was our book report.. wow.. fate did really good this time.. and Khleo Thomas and Shia Labeouf are SOOOOO FREAKIN' HOT!! I loved how their friendship goes.. it's so fun..
I really want to see htis movie read the book a couple of times and it was brilliant, hope the movie is aswell.
This movie did great for the original book, it stayed with the book the whole way through, and it is just pure genious.
The music in it is awesome too.
this movie is the best ever when it first came out i watched it every day
it was awesome i saw it in school it was awesome....i love zero and stanleys hair!!!!
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