Formulaic, but well done

Rating: 6/10 (14 April 2015)

This was a very formulaic athletic/sports movie which hews closely to all of the genre's conventions. That said, however, it is all done pretty well. There were no real false notes on the acting, which means that the script had to be pretty decent, as even great actors can rarely overcome bad dialog. Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez, and Sanoe Lake also all looked very nice in swimwear. The cinematography had to be very challenging and looked great, even though surfing footage can be a bit monotonous, going all the way back to "Endless Summer". Interesting portrayal of the surf spots where a hundred or more surfers are competing for waves. There were some annoying rap "songs" on the soundtrack which detracted from the movie a bit.