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www.cinema-scene.com - : John Stockwell returns to the same story that he force-fed in Crazy/Beautiful with the surfer romantic drama Blue Crush. Unfortunately, none of the leads have the same virtues that made Kirsten Dunst and Jay Hernandez so commanding in the earlier film. more...
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2/4
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movie-reviews.colossus.net - : I suppose Blue Crush can be viewed as a ''guilty pleasure'', with an emphasis on the first word of that phrase over the second one. The movie, the latest directorial effort from John Stockwell (Crazy/Beautiful), is redeemed to one degree or another by some innovative camera work during the surfing sequences. However, Blue Crush's attempts at character building resort to clichés and formulas that occasionally lead the movie down annoying paths. The film would have been more enjoyable had the balance shifted in favor of water-bound action over the land-based ''drama'', but the emphasis on the latter leaves Blue Crush waterlogged. more...
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2.5/
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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : ''Blue Crush'' knows something most surfing movies don't acknowledge--that many non-pro surfers endure blue-collar jobs as a way to support their surfing, which is the only time they feel really alive. Surfers in the movies have traditionally been golden boys and girls who ride the waves to Beach Boys songs--and live, apparently, on air. In ''Blue Crush,'' we meet three Hawaiian surfers who work as hotel maids, live in a grotty rental, and are raising the kid sister of one of them. Despite this near-poverty, they look great; there is nothing like a tan and a bikini to overcome class distinctions. more...
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3/4
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