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Hoot Movie Analysis

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The movie Hoot is a funny family movie which I recommend to families to watch with their kids or grandkids. It is goofy and well made from the book. To summarize this movie was based off the book, which was made by Carl Hiaasen. It takes place in Coconut Cove Florida. It is about three friends who try to save burrowing owls from being killed from construction for a pancake house. The three friends have to run from the cops and try to save the owls at the same time, which causes some problems for them. They always find a way to do it. I didn’t like how the cop didn’t act like an actual cop. Luke Wilson did play the part really well though. I wish the cop would have been smarter so the movie would have had a little more action. If the cop was

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