Spicegirls on surfboards.

Rating: 7/10 (2 March 2006)

Yes, there's a baby spice, a scary spice (played to type by Michelle Rodriguez) and posh spice (Kate Bosworth) evens gets her football player (don't worry it's a soccer reference).
It can't have been hard pitching this film: take three sexy girls, one with her baby sister in tow for authenticity; add a pinch of Good Will Hunting; a touch of West Side Story, and serve up, ala' Baywatch, on a stunning beach in Maui with all the key participants wearing skimpy bikinis. This film has chick-flick mediocrity written all over it  and yet I feel strangely compelled to give it a 7.
Formulaic it could have been, but a strong cast, good direction, cool cinematography, and a dose of gritty realism provided by the surfer subculture wiping out on their surfboards, provided a connection with the character and what she was attempting to do, so that in the end I actually cared whether she succeeded or not, which lifted this film out of the hole in the sand it could have so easily ended up in.
However if what I've said still doesn't convince you, then boys: the girls are easy on the eye, and the soundtrack will keep you interested; and girls: what more do I need to say  Girl Power!