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Holes Reviews

Holes was one of the defining shows of my childhood – and is still a really thought-provoking watch 15 years later.

Full Review | Jul 14, 2023

Holes still rocks all these years later. It’s thorny, emotionally resonant young adult storytelling with a good filmmaker behind the wheel and a deep cast. We really didn’t know how good we used to have it.

Full Review | May 20, 2023

Smart, funny and truly original, it's a film capable of entertaining its young target audience as well as the parents who come along for the ride.

Full Review | Original Score: A- | Nov 15, 2019

In the true Disney spirit, Holes is for the young and old alike. Substantive, well told, well executed. There is something here to satisfy the entire family...

Full Review | Nov 13, 2019

I think it's something that will make children think while still entertaining them and it'll teach them some good lessons.

Full Review | Original Score: A | Jun 28, 2019

This Burtonesque slice of Southern whimsy works much better on the page than it does on screen where its events transpire arbitrarily and seem less organic.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 5, 2018

Young viewers and old alike will be given powerful metaphors of servanthood and selflessness, humility and honor, courage and Christ-like kindness.

Full Review | Original Score: A- | Dec 6, 2004

O roteiro leve e bem construdo, aliado s performances de um elenco carismtico, deu origem ao tipo de filme que certamente divertir toda a famlia.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 25, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 4/10 | Oct 7, 2004

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.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 6, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 22, 2003

Unlike so many kids movies, Holes hasn't been dumbed down, loaded with bathroom humor

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 26, 2003

Funny, inspiring and just a little bit naughty, Holes is excellent family entertainment.

Full Review | Original Score: 77/100 | Sep 24, 2003

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.

Full Review | Original Score: 7/10 | Sep 21, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 20, 2003

Holes is a rarity among kids' movies: It's dark, complex, intelligent and well-acted.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 6, 2003

An honestly extraordinary maturation performance by Even Stevens' Shia LaBeouf proves Disney truly has monopoly over the most talented youth actors

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jul 17, 2003

There are so many delightful little touches and warped bits of storytelling that I can't imagine anyone who won't love this film.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jul 10, 2003

Holes isn't just a movie to see, it's also one to be proud of.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 19, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/5 | Jun 8, 2003