Holes

Released: 2003
Family, Adventure
Director: Andrew Davis
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Sigourney Weaver
Running Time: 117 minutes
Rated: PG

The breakdown: A boy's detention camp is under the control of a mysterious slave driver that wants all the boys to dig holes all day long in the middle of the desert.

I have to confess, I didn't really want to see this movie, but I did for Shia LaBeouf in his first starring role ever.
If you love him, or have a crush on him, I can easily say, that it's not possible to lust after him in this movie.  He is only 17 when he filmed it and his hair is in bad need of a haircut, but I digress.

The plot....
The boy accidentally gets involved with some stolen shoes and is arrested, even though, he actually didn't do anything wrong.  Instead of going to jail, he has the opportunity to choose to go to a boys camp.  He chooses the camp thinking it will be easier.  Turns out the adults there are mean and insensitive to just about everything related to the kids needs.  They are expected to dig deep holes in the desert everyday and that's the extent of what they're told.  If they find something "interesting" they are supposed to tell the person on guard and if it's good to the warden, they get the day off of digging.
There's also a concurrent story of the wild west where this desert area used to be a town with a lake.  Back then, there was a school teacher that fell in love with the local black farmer and she was white, so that instantly caused problems.
I won't ruin the movie by telling you anymore, but I can easily say unless you're a teenager or a young kid, don't bother with this one.  It's a bit slow paced and silly at times, but it is a kids movie after all.  I suppose if I had seen this one when I was 10, I would've loved it.

3 out of 5 for being an ok movie with a good interracial love story.