Holes, the film

Back in October, I read Louis Sachar's book Holes and this weekend had the opportunity to watch the feature film. Sachar wrote the screenplay, which excellently corresponded with the book. Shia LaBeouf was splendid as Stanley, and Tim Blake Nelson made an excellent Pedansky. I thought that Jon Voight was a little muggy as Mr. Sir, and Sigourney Weaver was good, but appeared to have stolen Susan Sarandon's Thelma and Louise hair. Even though it was a Disney flick, it was dark enough to be true to the mood of the original. It's nice to see a family movie that's a faithful interpretation of an excellent book.