Review: 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 . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: left the theater 
Sentiment: negative

Review: , poorly structured 
Sentiment: negative

Review: , the film suffers from a simplistic narrative and a pat , fairy-tale conclusion . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: seems hopelessly juvenile .