Review of Holes (2003) by Steven Y — 28 Mar 2009
HOLES is not your average Disney stuff- it's very, very fun, even for adults who usually cringe at the cutesy, focus-group designed "family entertainment" that Uncle Walt's studio passes off as live-action.
Perhaps the secret of this film's success is in its faithfulness to the original book, which is a little bit darker than your average kid stuff. The action begins when Stanley Yelnats is sent to a boys' prison camp, where all the inmates are forced to dig holes under the desert sun as a form of rehibilitation.
But as the story progresses, Stanley's tale becomes interwoven with that of a legendary treasure, and this adventure becomes ten times more fun than any Disney movie about an all-boy prison camp has any right to be.
Jon Voight is especially nasty and colorful, and Sigourney Weaver is beautiful, as always.
This review of Holes (2003) was written by Steven Y on 28 Mar 2009.
Holes has generally received positive reviews.
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