The Perfect Wave

February. 28,2014      
Rating:
4.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

The true story of Ian McCormack who grew up surfing the waters of New Zealand. Wanting to dive deeper, Ian sets out on a journey with his best friend that will change his life as they chase the perfect wave.

Scott Eastwood as  Ian McCormack
Cheryl Ladd as  Mrs. McCormack (mom)
Patrick Lyster as  Mr. McCormack (dad)
Rachel Hendrix as  Anabel
Carolyn Forword as  Sydney House Girl

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Reviews

Scanialara
2014/02/28

You won't be disappointed!

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Acensbart
2014/03/01

Excellent but underrated film

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Jonah Abbott
2014/03/02

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

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Jakoba
2014/03/03

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

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graham_watkins
2014/03/04

This film is billed as a surf movie and a quest to find a perfect wave, but it isn't. It's a thinly veiled film about religion and finding god. The film starts in New Zealand, but miraculously somewhere in New Zealand where nobody has a Kiwi accent. The acting is so wooden I wouldn't have been surprised to see Pinocchio make an appearance. Some of the places in which the surfing films were done were spectacular, but that's the only good thing about the film. The surfing scenes in Cape Town are of a surfer in only board shorts, did the director swim in the sea around Cape Town? If he had he'd have known you need a wetsuit because it's so cold. The scene near the end when the film's hero is lying on the ground with his hands together praying for god to help him was the last scene I watched. I can see why the directors added surfing to a religion themed film; they know surfers will watch any film about surfing, but if you read the film reviews by surfers you'll see they failed, and failed spectacularly. Do yourself a favour, watch something else, don't waste your time watching this drivel.

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jakenathanasher
2014/03/05

Every Line is forced, and very unnatural. Every actor, especially the younger version of Ian, deserve a Razzle for worst actor. Actually, everything about this deserves a Razzle. This is a bad movie. Maybe the worst I've ever seen. The story is in a league all by itself. I mean seriously, who wrote this. They have no future. The big event wouldn't even happen in real life. I literally found myself laughing in the most dramatic part of the movie. I cried once, but not because it was moving, but because I laughed so hard from how bad it was. I'm ashamed to say Christians can actually dare to make someone's real experience so terrible. I mean, I feel guilty for laughing, but it was so poorly done, that I couldn't help it.

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anirudh7-280-284791
2014/03/06

Caution: If you are about to watch the movie then you are going to get a free Church Service and donations are accepted.Its about a young man falling in "love" for the first time, HOLD ON A MIN its in "Gods love"BTW the lead actor is son of Clint Eastwood and he has not inherited any professional qualities from his Father or at least for this movie Its basically produced by a Church, to make you realize that at the end of 90mins even Jesus would have hated this movie.And a little advice to the director that you don't need so many characters for this story and they are awful actors, You should have pull the story with hardly 5 characters who are best at it.Did the dude sold his Ferrari to do the Traveling? because he traveled like Bruce Wayne

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gstead-942-30503
2014/03/07

Surfing tour following the true story of 24 year old New Zealander, Ian McCormack, via some of the best spots in the Southern Hemisphere in search of the perfect wave and then finding a wave of a different kind. Full marks for excellent cinematography, editing and music. The movie awakens all your senses. Superb footage of NZ, Australia, Bali/Indo, South Africa and Mauritius. Inspires me to travel more. As a non-surfer, it inspires me to surf too. What epic waves and rides. The storyline is gripping and life-changing. Acting was up there too. Main actor is the son of Clint Eastwood. Carried his role very well. I always enjoy movies based on true events. And the main message is thought provoking.

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