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Average Rating:5.8/10
Consensus: The surfing sequences are exhilarating, but the plot is pretty forgettable and trite.
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Set among the white beaches and thunderous waves of Hawaii's North Shore, BLUE CRUSH is an adrenaline-drenched surf picture that boasts a star-making performance from Kate Bosworth. Bosworth is... [More]
Starring: Kate Bosworth, Sanoe Lake, Michelle Rodriguez, Matthew Davis
Director: John Stockwell
And although this film wants to invite the invigorating spirit of a competitive female-oriented sporting fable, Blue Crush simply rides the waves in mediocrity while achieving no real sense of splashy excitement despite its scenic vibrancy.
Much credit must be given to the water-camera operating team of Don King, Sonny Miller, and Michael Stewart. Their work is fantastic.
It cuts to the core of what it actually means to face your fears, to be a girl in a world of boys, to be a boy truly in love with a girl, and to ride the big metaphorical wave that is life -- wherever it takes you.
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Top CriticAn agreeable enough summer diversion.
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I had no trouble going to the beach with Kate Bosworth...
Rarely has a sport been captured on film with such daring originality and nailbiting tension.
The energy caught on the water kept making me tense my legs as if I was going to fall off my surfboard at any moment.
A pure celebration of riding the waves.
A big, sexy, sun-splashed thrill ride.
Blue Crush has all the trappings of an energetic, extreme-sports adventure, but ends up more of a creaky "Pretty Woman" retread, with the emphasis on self-empowering schmaltz and big-wave surfing that gives pic its title an afterthought.
Top CriticIsn't terribly original, but it does have the refreshing virtue of showing people smacked around by tsunami-sized waves that, for a change, are mostly not computer generated.
It is trashy good fun.
There are girlfriends, day jobs and bad dates in the way, but what it's really about is the waves.
Blue Crush follows the formula, but throws in too many conflicts to keep the story compelling.
Blue Crush is one of those tough-to-sell late-summer flicks made for marketing impossible dreams and fashion. But its main failure is the way it undermines its heroine's drive and strength.
The presence of Bosworth and the terrific surfing scenes and amazing camera footage make the film worth checking out, especially if you love surfing or just watching Mother Nature's oceanic 'special effects' at work.
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