Actually not too bad

Rating: 6/10 (19 August 2002)

A lot of people seem to like trashing this movie because of a supposedly weak plot. Well let me be the first to say that the plot is a whole lot better than a lot of movies that have come out recently directed at the so-called MTV generation.
With that said, Blue Crush is a surprisingly enjoyable movie. I thought it would be horrible when I saw the movie posters and previews, but it far exceeded my expectations. I think the reason I enjoyed it so much is because the characters and environments actually seem believable. It's not just a movie about surfing - it's about how these 3 friends live in virtual poverty trying to support their other lives as part of this surfing subculture. At the same time, the main character is trying to keep her little sister in school (since their mother abandoned them), and battle her own fears which center around a near-death experience she had while surfing in a major competition that keep her from moving on with her life. This sort of subject matter isn't exactly the stuff that teen movies are usually made from. For that reason it is on a slightly higher level.