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Blue Crush (2002)

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Reviews Counted: 133 Fresh: 82  Rotten:51 Average Rating: 5.8/10
 
Consensus: The surfing sequences are exhilarating, but the plot is pretty forgettable and trite. The surfing sequences are exhilarating, but the plot is pretty forgettable and trite. more
 
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Theatrical Release: Aug 16, 2002 Wide
Box Office: $40,118,420
Synopsis:
Set among the white beaches and thunderous waves of Hawaii's North Shore, BLUE CRUSH is an adrenaline-drenched surf picture that boasts a star-making performance from Kate Bosworth. Bosworth is Anne Marie, a determined surfer who shares a beachside shack with her best friends Eden... [More]
Set among the white beaches and thunderous waves of Hawaii's North Shore, BLUE CRUSH is an adrenaline-drenched surf picture that boasts a star-making performance from Kate Bosworth. Bosworth is Anne Marie, a determined surfer who shares a beachside shack with her best friends Eden (Michelle Rodriguez) and Lena (Sanoe Lake), and younger sister Penny (Mika Boorem). Just days away from the infamous Rip Masters surfing contest, Anne Marie's life is thrown into turmoil. After being fired from her housekeeping job at a luxury resort hotel, she is courted by the hunky NFL quarterback Matt Tollman (Matthew Davis). As she tries to contain the wild emotions that are threatening to overwhelm her, Anne Marie tries to come to terms with a surfing accident from her past that nearly killed her. In order to survive the contest's deadly, crushing waves, Anne Marie must reach deep within herself to find the courage necessary to come out on top. With BLUE CRUSH, director John Stockwell gives the audience what they want: bikinis, music, romance, and surfing. His picture is graced with David Hennings' gorgeous photography, which captures the beauty and the excitement of the immensely popular sport. [Less]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Kate Bosworth, Sanoe Lake, Michelle Rodriguez, Matthew Davis

Director: John Stockwell
Screenwriter: Lizzy Weiss, John Stockwell
Producer: Brian Grazer, Karen Kehela
Composer: Paul Haslinger

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Jan 14, 2003

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When the movie attempts to tell a story on land, you might want to bring along a flashlight and a magazine.

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Proves to indeed be the formulaic bore it appears to be, however nicely dressed up (or undressed, depending on one's perspective) it is.

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Stockwell has made half of a good movie. Now he needs to figure out how to craft a film with words worthy of the beauty of its images.

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09/11/03 05:10 PM
Geoff Carter
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Apesar de um ou outro diálogo se render ao clichê do “vença-seus-medos!”, o filme é bem realizado, conta com protagonistas carismáticas e transforma o surfe em um esporte com incrível apelo cinematográfico.

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07/16/03 06:25 PM
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Surfing is not a particularly complex thing to figure out from the outside, but here the photography and editing do well to demonstrate the beauty of how it all looks while moving with a momentum that wraps us up in the physical drama.

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The target audience should go home wanting a surfboard for Christmas.

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