Don't waste a wave and miss this movie...

Rating: Null/10 (22 August 2002)

Blue Crush is an enjoyable and fun movie. I think when we see Kate Bosworth become a mega-star, we can say Blue Crush launch her career. Her character, Ann-Marie isn't Gidget in any sense. Her life is pretty much a wretch. She and her friends(Lena and Eden) have the worst jobs on the isle cleaning after rich tourists as hotel maids. Her once promising surfing career is stuck and going no-where after she almost drown 3 yrs ago. Her mother abandoned the family and now she is raising her lil sister, living day by day on their meager wages. And worst of all, her sister is becoming like her and she doesn't know or can't do anything to change it. Kate Bosworth provides a fresh face that is as engaging as I have seen on the movie screen. Two years from now when Kate Bosworth is a household name like Reese Witherspoon or Kate Beckensale, remember where it all started.
Since the movie doesn't really have an original plot and it won't break any new grounds in terms of writing and acting, I don't think you go to see this movie to judge whether is it oscar worthy. I think from the poster alone, you know this is going to be a fun ride for the summer. Nonetheless, the cinematography was awesome. You can really feel the waves as it is crushing the actors in the water. My only complaint is the wierd special effects they employed on some shots to superimpose Kate Bosworth's face on the stunt surfer's body. I know you can't teach surfing in 2 months but it would had been nice if Kate Bosworth took more time to train the surfing scenes. The one awesome scene I thought was when Sanoe Lake went airborne over the waves. When you see that it was actually her rather than a stunt double or a cgi shot, it takes you out of your seat. So don't waste a wave dude....