Visually majestic, conceptually ambitious, "Frontera azul" is nevertheless a flawed opus, primarily due to a screenplay that does not supply the needed cohesion to a complex narrative that tells five stories simultaneously, and to excessively relaxed editing that does not know when to end the montages of waves and surfers, and this movie is not "The Endless Summer" or "Rompiendo la ola"... The narration in Yupik is loaded with maxims, metaphors and reflections that little add to the global structure, to the point that when the film ends you can hardly tell what it is about. Death, life, survival, redemption and love are themes frequently identified all along the running time, but it is mainly the magnificent visuals that keep us attracted to the motion picture, which was filmed in Alaska, Tahiti, Namibia, Indonesia and Perú, with mostly natural actors. I would not tell you not to see it, but be warned. In case you are a lover of oceans, this is for you.
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