it's a *cute* movie =)

Rating: Null/10 (25 June 2003)

okay...
let's get things straight here: it's not shakespeare. it's a cute romantic movie with some really beautiful footage of surfing (good enough for me) in beautiful locations.
so the plot is ankle-deep. so the dialogue is totally inane most of the time. so *what*? what i don't understand is how people can rip it up so badly with so many negative comments. it's as if people don't even understand what having "fun" means anymore.
little clue: it doesn't have to be plato to be worthwhile. that's part of the message of the movie, after all. you don't have to be brilliant to be worth something and do something good once in a while. it's a *cute* movie. she's cute. he's definitely cute. i was on edge the whole time she was surfing and the footage was really beautiful.
lighten up, people. snow white is pretty cliche as well, but i don't see anyone saying how boring or trite it is. most fairy tales are boring - we've heard them a million times. but they're still cute and they still bring a smile to our faces. this is a fairy tale. you don't judge a fairy tale the same way you judge other stories because they are in a category by themselves. i think even most kids learned that lesson in kindergarden. =)
relax, rent the movie, have some popcorn, and have fun. there's no nudity, there's no sexually explicit messages (which is a *real* shocker considering they're all in bikinis...and that is something a lot of us girls should appreciate, thankyouverymuch) - it's totally clean. for that alone, i'd give it 10 out of 10.
and to anyone who starts criticizing it for being mushy, shallow, unrealistic, and cliche: go back to kindergarden. you've forgotten some major life lessons about having fun. =)