Blue Crush

Rating: 5/10 (10 August 2009)

I think it is obvious why most boys will watch this film, but there is a good theme to be seen too, so I decided to try it and see which I'd be paying more attention to, and the conclusion, both. Basically, set in luxury Hawaii, Anne Marie Chadwick (Superman Returns' Kate Bosworth) is a surfing enthusiast, along with her friends Eden (Michelle Rodriguez) and Lena (Sanoe Lake). The days are counting down to the Pipe Masters surf competition, and Anne Marie is determined to conquer the waves that she had an incident on last time she tried two years ago. Her practising and determination for this competition are being distracted by both her young Penny (Mika Boorem) she has to look after, and her falling for professional quarterback Matt Tollman (Matthew Davis). But when it does come to the day of the competition, determination hasn't changed one bit, and she is willing to do it both for her Penny, her friends and Matt together. She may not have got through the full competition and won, but she still got high praise and her photo on the cover of a surfing magazine. Also starring Chris Taloa as Drew, Kala Alexander as Kala and Ruben Tejada as J.J. The surfing and ocean sequences are brilliantly shot, and of course the boys (me included) will enjoy the sight of three great looking girls in bikinis, so an enjoyable romantic (water) sports drama. Worth watching!