Thoroughly Enjoyable

Rating: Null/10 (18 August 2002)

Just surf.
When I first saw a preview of this film, I thought the premise was predictable, dry, and stereotypical. In other words: heinous. I remember thinking "This movie looks horrible, this movie looks horrible."
My thoughts quickly changed to " I must see this movie for the sheer factor that it looks so horrible."
And I went to see the movie, and I took back what I had thought earlier about the premise appearing predictable, dry, and stereotypical. I turned out to be EXTREMELY predictable, dry, and stereotypical. I had my extremes a bit mixed up.
Scenario: Surfer Chicks A, B, and C really like to surf. SO much, in fact, that they are chronically late for work. Surfer Chick A has a little sister, Surfer Chick D. Surfer Chick D also loves to surf and cuts class, smokes, and hangs around shady Surfer Dudes. Surfer Chick A is also preparing for a huge tournament of Uber Surfer Chicks catching some Totally Rockin' Waves.
In the meantime, Surfer Chick A runs into Football Stud A, and they play, and be merry, and wallow in ambrosia, and check out each other's Totally Rockin' Bods.
The movie is laced with several positive image undertones, like "you can do it" and "you rock" and "go for it." Be still, my heart.
Needless to say, this movie cries out to an oh so impressionable Mtv audience that you can be who you are, and cut school, and get contracts and sponsorship with the drop of a hat, and get the Totally Stellar Dude. All you have to do is surf.