Step Into Liquid (2003)
Average Rating: 6.9/10
Reviews Counted: 79
Fresh: 65 | Rotten: 14
A perfect companion piece to The Endless Summer.
Average Rating: 7.1/10
Critic Reviews: 30
Fresh: 27 | Rotten: 3
A perfect companion piece to The Endless Summer.
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Second generation surfing documentarian Dana Brown (son to Bruce Brown, who directed The Endless Summer 2) strikes out with his own original piece of filmmaking with his 2003 ode to the world's surfing enthusiasts entitled Step Into Liquid. Part travelogue, and part attempt to redefine surfing's image, Brown travels to some of the ordinary surfing locales -- such as Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States -- as well as some rather unexpected ones, including the west coast of Wisconsin on
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[Brown] collects some fascinating stories.
Top CriticAn awe-inspiring survey of global surf culture.
When Step Into Liquid remembers that it is indeed all about the wave, it pulls us right into it.
In any sport, whether it's whacking a ball into a cup or your opponent into submission, the majestic and the absurd are very close cousins, and Brown is generous enough here to give us a long look at both.
Step Into Liquid could very well be the perfect surfing movie.
Step Into Liquid is the perfect way to end the summer.
All about the sights, which are glorious.
The footage is amazing, and the human element makes this more than a sport documentary.
Simple-minded though it is, it's wonderful entertainment.
Some of the images are breathtaking, particularly the underwater shots looking up through the water to the surfers on the surface.
Step Into Liquid is not only about passion, it demonstrates it through a deep and loving knowledge and respect for the subject matter.
The cinematography is stunning, the camera so close to the surfer that it takes you inside the wave, beneath the falling crest.
Produced with an insider's knowledge and affection, but surfing's moment as an exotic pop phenomenon with a big curiosity factor for landlubbers has passed...
Absolutely unlike any documentary you've ever seen, Step Into Liquid nearly qualifies as a religious experience.
A surfing documentary that offers a satisfactory amount of thrills within a tsunami of platitudes and hyperbole.
A wonderful commercial for everything that makes surfing so enjoyable for many people.
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