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At a long two hours, the film gets as repetitive as the tide. Oct 20, 2017 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
At a long two hours, the film gets as repetitive as the tide.
Peter Howell
The film may not shed any new light on Hamilton, but the footage of him riding 100-foot-high waves is nothing short of awesome. Oct 20, 2017 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
The film may not shed any new light on Hamilton, but the footage of him riding 100-foot-high waves is nothing short of awesome.
Dave McGinn
The film's last shot is a gasp-inducing long look at Hamilton triumphantly skimming across a wave for what seems like minutes. In the end, that ride isn't worth the work it takes to get there. Oct 12, 2017 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
The film's last shot is a gasp-inducing long look at Hamilton triumphantly skimming across a wave for what seems like minutes. In the end, that ride isn't worth the work it takes to get there.
Kristen Page-Kirby
"Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton" doesn't exactly wade deep into the psyche of the legendary surfer, but his spectacularly filmed exploits on the water are awfully fun to watch, even for those not immersed in the sport. Oct 11, 2017 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
"Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton" doesn't exactly wade deep into the psyche of the legendary surfer, but his spectacularly filmed exploits on the water are awfully fun to watch, even for those not immersed in the sport.
David Lewis
If it's a quality film about surfing you crave, track down John Milius' Big Wednesday. Oct 6, 2017 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
If it's a quality film about surfing you crave, track down John Milius' Big Wednesday.
Scott Marks
The documentary stirs up most of its sporadic excitement in the surfing footage, of which there is plenty. Oct 5, 2017 | Full Review…
The documentary stirs up most of its sporadic excitement in the surfing footage, of which there is plenty.
Ben Kenigsberg
Director Rory Kennedy, far from ceding the story to her subject, adroitly finds his wavelength and then amplifies it to fill her film. Jan 19, 2019 | Rating: B | Full Review…
Director Rory Kennedy, far from ceding the story to her subject, adroitly finds his wavelength and then amplifies it to fill her film.
Andrew Wyatt
This is Kennedy's profile in courage, a film about the connection between the great man and the "incorrigible egomaniac." For all the awesome surfing footage, Take Every Wave is a serious film about the death-or-glory attitude of an extreme athlete. Oct 20, 2017 | Full Review…
This is Kennedy's profile in courage, a film about the connection between the great man and the "incorrigible egomaniac." For all the awesome surfing footage, Take Every Wave is a serious film about the death-or-glory attitude of an extreme athlete.
Liam Lacey
All of the descriptive commentary is overshadowed by truly dazzling, awe-inspiring cinematography, some of it shown in a 60-Minutes profile of Hamilton but some of it new. Oct 20, 2017 | Full Review…
All of the descriptive commentary is overshadowed by truly dazzling, awe-inspiring cinematography, some of it shown in a 60-Minutes profile of Hamilton but some of it new.
Diane Carson
The real draw in Take Every Wave is the many shots of Hamilton and others surfing big waves. Oct 20, 2017 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…
The real draw in Take Every Wave is the many shots of Hamilton and others surfing big waves.
Sarah Boslaugh
The line between dedication and addiction is a thin one, and ... that line is even thinner for the surfer who's the subject of this involving documentary. Oct 19, 2017 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
The line between dedication and addiction is a thin one, and ... that line is even thinner for the surfer who's the subject of this involving documentary.
Mark Dujsik
The music-laden photography here is phenomenal, especially in a drone-footage finish so spectacular no one even tries to narrate, let alone explain it. Oct 19, 2017 | Full Review…
The music-laden photography here is phenomenal, especially in a drone-footage finish so spectacular no one even tries to narrate, let alone explain it.
Ken Eisner
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