Good Summer Movie; Has some drawbacks

Rating: 8/10 (16 August 2002)

Kate Bosworth is more than able to withstand two hours of constant scrutiny in her bikini. The surfing scenes are artfully and powerfully done, and the little bits of surfing culture are almost enough to make the movie a winner.
The Hawaiians in this film don't speak as if they're in a Tarzan film -but they all sound haole and you have to use your imagination to pretend they're really Hawaiian. The class structure of Oahu is nicely portrayed, but there's no real Hawaii here, which bugged.
Girl torn between sport and boy is a believable subplot, and well, we went to see the surfing - and we'll see it again.
One thing: TOO MANY SCENES OF SUPPOSEDLY HILARIOUS FAT BLACK MEN. You'll see what I mean. Cut the hilarious FAT people and the movie would work better.