88 minutes of watching people do something difficult, occasionally quite reckless and unquestionably beautiful.
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08/09/03
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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 best surfing documentary ever made.
08/08/03
Top CriticAs transporting as its otherworldly title suggests.
08/08/03
An enticing invitation to get your feet wet in the world of surfing, to experience the beauty and feel the rush of this most addictive of pastimes.
08/08/03
Top CriticIt'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
Step Into Liquid reminds you of those proselytizing efforts occasionally released by religious organizations that preach about life transformed by spiritual awakening.
08/08/03
Top CriticVisually glorious.
08/08/03
Top CriticStep Into Liquid is filled with stunning images of surfing around the world and the documentary's playful spirit perfectly matches the subject.
08/08/03
The various segments of [Brown's] deeply uneven, globetrotting grab bag range from authentically uplifting to seriously silly.
08/07/03
Belongs to that category of films, like nature documentaries and some Andy Warhol movies, that are pleasantly boring. They are neither too thoughtful to demand a critical response, nor too complacent to invite ennui.
08/07/03
Top CriticEssentially 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
There 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
Because Brown comes off as propagandizing for surfing, it actually undermines his argument (if you can call it that).
08/07/03
Top CriticThe movie's tag line, which promises (among other things) 'No stereotypes,' is one of those rare cases of truth in advertising.
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
[A] draggy, visually underwhelming portrait of contemporary surf culture.
08/06/03
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 CriticToo choppy and non-continuous.
07/21/03
utter freedom, drawn in enough shades of blue to fill a king-sized Crayola box.
07/19/03
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