When I first saw Disney made this movie I wasn't too thrilled watching it because I rarely enjoy those movies. But with Holes it was totally different, it was pleasant to watch, with good acting and a decent story. Seeing Shia LaBeouf acting at that age shows you he already had good acting skills when he was a kid. Jon Voight was to me the best actor in this movie playing Mr.Sir. Sigourney Weaver at 54 still looks amazing and even though she has not the biggest role she was still pleasant to watch. The story isn't too far fetched and is entertaining enough to never get bored. So all in all Disney can make movies worth watching, and not only for kids, even if most of the actors are kids.

The value of telling the truth can set us free indeed! It is silly for one to be punished for something they did not do. However, this is all just one big movie full of choices based upon desires. Do I know? Probably not, but I can fake my own imagination because it belongs only to me. I give it 6.5 Stars if I could! Yes, it could go in the 'family' genre as another reviewer suggested.

Holes is a movie about a character named Stanley Yelnats sent to a "camp" called Green Lake over a pair of shoes. The problem with the movie is that it's too short for its own good. The amount of character development and depth in the original novel simply cannot fit into the 2 hour movie. Some parts are also inaccurate to the book, but that did not really affect my opinion on the movie; things are bound to be changed. However, some crucial character development, such as Stanley's drop in weight to show that he has grown stronger, have been completely ignored. The movie is not bad by any means, but it certainly could've been better, and a longer run time would have really, really helped it. I give it 7/10 because the positives outweigh the negatives. As much as I dislike some of the dropped character development, the movie still has really good production value, a really satisfying ending (in my opinion), and is definitely not completely inaccurate to the book. In all: Reading the novel before the movie is highly recommended.

Outstanding movie for the whole familyHoles is a 2003 adventure and comedy film. Directed by Andrew Dawis, the adventure is following Stanley, an unlucky guy. The cast includes many stars such as Shia Labeuf (Stanley), Sigourney Weaver ( Warden) , John Voigt ( Mr. Sir), Tim Blake ( Mr. Pendanski), Khleo Thomas (Zero) and many others. This story takes place in Texas.It's basically the story of Stanley, an unlucky guy who has always been in the wrong place at the wrong time. He was sent to camp green lake, a detention center, for a crime he never committed. To build their character, The Warden makes them dig holes in the hot sun. One day, Zero, his only friend escaped from the camp. Stanley joined him and both rested in God's Thumb. There, will they survive? Will they finally find out why they were digging holes?The filmmaking is well done, acting, effects, costumes and especially the soundtrack. Just as every Disney's movie, they are much music. The theme of the story and the music are nicely accorded together. I've never heard this kind of song in Disney's movie. Without forgetting the good work on the sound. For example: When the actors fall, it seemed almost real.I found many differences between the book and the movie, but those differences made the movie easier to understand. For example, in the book, some descriptions were hard to read.Honestly, Holes is an excellent movie. For all the family except the really young kids (some scenes may scare them ). I recommend it to everyone as the book and I would give 5 stars, 10/10. Aya 202