The cinematography is stunning, the camera so close to the surfer that it takes you inside the wave, beneath the falling crest.
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10/14/03
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Step Into Liquid (2003)
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Reviews Counted:76
Fresh:62
Rotten:14
Average Rating:6.9/10
Consensus: A perfect companion piece to The Endless Summer.
Theatrical Release:Aug 8, 2003 Limited
Box Office: $3,640,512
Synopsis: If you've ever wondered what it would be like to ride at Pipeline, flirting on the edge of some of the ocean's most powerful and dangerous waves, then you're ready to Step Into Liquid. In this new... [More]
Starring: Kelly Slater, Taj Burrow, Laird Hamilton, Rochelle Ballard
Director: Dana Brown
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Reviews for Step Into Liquid
The only faults in the film are those that are basically unavoidable in extreme sports docs.
09/15/03
The undisputed surf-film champion.
08/28/03
Truly like a day at the beach.
08/28/03
Top CriticAbsolutely unlike any documentary you’ve ever seen, Step Into Liquid nearly qualifies as a religious experience.
10/01/03
Essentially a long, handsomely filmed infomercial, it never removes its trembling lips from surfing's bronzed posterior, but it delivers enough of the goods visually that the choir it's preaching to shouldn't mind.
08/07/03
Serves up enough action and passion to stay afloat, but at the end of the day it's just not the perfect ride those earlier films were.
08/22/03
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09/13/03
It's a bit long and it wanders, but it's funny and pithy and the figures profiled are all so dedicated to the life one can't help but get into it -- even if you hardly ever use the word 'dude.'
08/08/03
[Brown] collects some fascinating stories.
03/26/07
This lively, entertaining documentary shows how surfing has evolved into an extreme sport popular the world over, and yet still retains its slacker, sun-bleached charm.
08/14/03
Top CriticThere are some novelties, like views of people surfing down sand dunes, but there's also far too much self-congratulation by surfers.
08/07/03
The highest compliment than can be paid to Step Into Liquid is that even if you've never put a toe in the ocean, you will leave this movie wanting to surf.
08/07/03
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...
10/06/03
The spectacular photography, smart editing and pounding score is so hypnotic, it's a shock to come out of the theater and step onto concrete.
08/28/03
Top CriticFrom start to finish, this documentary on the water-based board sport is filled with 'How did they do that?' moments.
09/26/03
Step into Liquid is for extreme sports fans, for sure. But its appeal is wide enough to leave this mild-mannered movie critic itching to catch a wave someday.
08/29/03
Step Into Liquid delivers eye-popping shots pumped up by the genuine cowabunga enthusiasm of true believers. By the end all you want to do is get in the water.
08/29/03
Step Into Liquid is a great title for a surfing documentary, and the movie, written, edited, and directed by Dana Brown, lives up to that trippy sensual promise.
08/06/03
Top CriticA surfing documentary that offers a satisfactory amount of thrills within a tsunami of platitudes and hyperbole.
10/01/03
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