In this case that means I'm not sure what to say. Bits and pieces of this movie work but I can't say the same for the way it all fits together. They try to tell story of a child with absentee dad, obsessed with surfing and more specifically a menacing break in N California known as Mavericks. He is eventually mentored by gruff local surfer named Frosty. The main characters are all aptly played, Butler in particular as Frosty. Some of the surfing footage is well done and attractive. But the movie doesn't give us any insight on why the characters say or do the sometimes odd things they say or do. And it's also very episodic - this happens, then that happens, then that happens - without a bridge between the events or a sense of elapsed time. I like a surfing movie as much as the next guy or maybe more, but this was more of a tease than the real deal.
Review of Chasing Mavericks
