Blue Crush (Widescreen Collector's Edition)
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Movie Reviews of Blue Crush (Widescreen Collector's Edition)
Movie Review: Fluffy entertainment.
Summary: 3 Stars
Maybe it was just the fact I was in the mood for something lightweight and melodramatic, but I found myself oddly entertained by Blue Crush. That's not to say I give it a strong or even cautious recommendation. Hell, I'm not quite sure what to say, except that I found the cliched story mildly enjoyable and lead actress Kate Bosworth both quite pretty and talented.Bosworth stars as Anne Marie, a hotel maid in Hawaii who lives with her two friends (Michelle Rodriguez and someone I don't recognize) and her younger sister, Penny (Mika Boorem). In their spare time, she and her friends surf, particularly as practice for the upcoming "big" competition that you know is going to pad out the lengthy conclusion. Anyway, complications arise when Anne Marie finds herself falling for a handsome pro football player (Matthew Davis) who's arrived for the pro bowl. Which will she place above all else, her newfound boyfriend or the big surfing competition?
As far as lightweight entertainment goes, Blue Crush delivers just enough that you won't feel you've completely wasted almost two hours of your life. This is thanks mostly in part to Bosworth's performance, she's sympathetic and likeable, showing hints of a promising career. Then there's Matthew Davis, who's shown he can deliver a good performance (Below, for instance) and is okay as the pro quarterback, but more importantly, he and Bosworth actually have some decent chemistry together.
Most people consider the movie's anchor to be the surfing sequences. Aside from a scene of horrible CGI, these setpieces are lovely to look at and shot quite well, but they are repetitive, and by the final competition, it just drags uncomfortably. Amidst the story are the typical cliches, including a scene in a bathroom stall that you just know right from the get-go how it's going to pan out.
Aside From Bosworth and Davis, the rest of the cast is serviceable at best. Michelle Rodriguez continues her "angry chick" acting and she's not very good at it, either. Mika Boorem is a talented young actress, but there's nothing here to stretch her acting chops. It's easy to see how Blue Crush became a minor box office hit. The "girl power" story draws in the scores of teenage girls and the tantalizing promise of girls in bikinis will have the guys salivating.
All this comes at the expense of the portrayal of the men in the story, who are almost exclusively seen as hot-headed, rash, and uncleanly. Only Davis shows some honorable qualities but even he is revealed to be a bit of a wild guy. Still, complain as I might, Blue Crush did entertain me for most of its running time, and I guess that counts for something. As Saturday night rental fare, this is a movie that should go down fairly easily.
** 1/2 out of *****
Movie Review: Blue Crash
Summary: 4 Stars
Blue Crush is one of those movies where watching it more then three or four times is way too much. Those four times you do watch it, though, you won't regret. The plot wasn't the part that ... well thrilled me (the plot was a little dull and lacked something as another reviewer said) but the entire "fun-ness" of it all. Just watching them surf wants you to learn, and then when you see those crash scenes (woa!) and it makes you have second thoughts about wanting to surf. Buy it if you think those fours time aren't enough.Overall: Watch it - a girls night out chick flick(in my opinion)
Movie Review: Nice photography, lousy plot
Summary: 2 Stars
Well, the girls in the film were alright, other than that, there's not much else to say about this shallow plotted movie.Movie Review: Blue Crush
Summary: 5 Stars
Movie title: Blue Crush Rating: PG13
Producer: John Stock well
Date: 2002
Imagine that were a regular, small-town girl, trying to be a mother figure to your wild younger sister. At the same time trying to be a pro surfer in the tough competition that is going off of the beaches in Hawaii. This is the life of Anne-Marie, the main character in the movie, Blue Crush. I really liked this movie a lot. I like it for a few different reasons.
The first reason why I liked Blue Crush is because a girl was trying to do what guys mostly do. This is important because all the guys are making fun of her and they do not think that she can do it.
Another thing I liked about Blue Crush is that it is a surfing movie. This is because I have always wanted to learn how to surf and it looks really fun from watching this movie.
Another reason why I liked this movie is because even know that she is surfing a lot to win she still makes time to take care of her younger sister. I think that shows that she is responsible.
The last reason why I like this movie is because at the end she became a pro surfer. This is important because she proved to all the guys that she was going to become a pro surfer.
Again, I really liked Blue Crush a lot. I thought it was a really awesome movie that shows when you really want to do something, all you have to do is work very hard and you will probably get it.
I would recommend Blue Crush to everyone, but I think that teenagers would like it the best. This is because younger people I would say they could understand how the people in this movie feel and what they are going through. Blue crush helps you believe that hard work can get you anything.
Movie Review: Okay
Summary: 3 Stars
"Blue Crush" tells the story of an extremely talented female surfer and her quest to overcome her fear of drowning, being the best female surfer out there, raising her little sister, making rent, and finding love on the beautiful shores of Hawaii.I was neither disappointed, nor enthralled with this movie. What was most interesting were the surfing scenes and learning about a sport I knew nothing about. The overall storyline is okay, but it lacked something. There seemed to be some holes in the plot. We never really understand why Kate Bosworth's character's mother disappeared other than she found a new boyfriend. I know it happens often, but it just seemed far-fetched that her mom just up and left and nothing is really said about it.
If you're interested in surfing, watch this movie. If you're a guy who likes to look at women in bikinis, I'm sure you'll enjoy it. All others could probably find something else to watch that will interest them more.