Surfing takes centre stage

Rating: Null/10 (20 December 2002)

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I was forced to go to this movie by a group of my friends. I was not into the thought of a typical Hollywood blockbuster with girls running around with as little clothes as possible. Oh yeah, and with some surfing added in to make it a little more credible.
But I was pleasantly surprised by "Blue Crush". Despite my reservations, I found the movie was inspirational (it made me want to surf) and for the most part excellently filmed. The scenes with surfing taking centre stage were spellbinding; the water, the noise and the rush of it was brilliant!

I did think that the acting was quite good. Michelle Rodriguez (spelling?) was excellent and I loved her no crap attitude. And Sanoe Lake was good in her small role as the sidekick. But, unfortunately, the movie was soured a little by the romance between Anne Marie (Kate Bosworth) and Matt (Matthew Davis). Very predictable but needed in a teen movie.
Generally, the movie was a little cheesy for my liking. But if you love surfing, girls in bikini's or feel-good-flicks then definitely pick "Blue Crush". You won't be disappointed.