Perfect cast and a good story

The acting in this movie is really good.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Every once in a while a movie fanatic such as myself will come across what can only be described as a "solid production." Blue Crush follows the lives of three best friends, AnneMarie, Lena and Eden. The trio form a tight-nit support system as they struggle to make ends meat (rice crispy treats often constitute their breakfast). The one thing these ladies do have going for them is that they are all talented surfers. It's clear that surfing provides them with an escape from the harsh reality of life, and they try to hit the waves every second they can. AnneMarie is acknowledged as the most talented of the three and has the best shot at winning the "Pipe Surfing Competition." However, a near-fatal surfing accident has left her with a bad case of PTSD. Yet their luck changes for the better when a group of football players roll into town, providing both romantic and financial opportunities. While their money provides an ease on the financial burden, the dashingly good-looking Quarterback could prove to be more of a distraction for the hard-core AnneMarie. This movie has a simple plot line that is executed perfectly. Blue Crush is a straight forward, no BS kind of movie that is short, sweet and to the point and it has just enough surfing action to gage your interest.. The actresses/actors do a great job of conveying the sincerity of their characters, and their situation is very believable.

Some sports movies are about sports (Remember the Titans) some are about the people who play them (Girl Fight). Blue Crush makes a huge mistake of choosing the latter approach, and it asks the viewer to invest in a handful of characters who are largely under fleshed, and never amount to much more than bodies in bikini's or shorts. The story is choppy and lacks fluidity, resulting in rushed characterization, a lack of explanation, and worst of all, The movie is not very exiting.Blue Crush's sole effectiveness, is that director John Stockwell has designed some phenomenal shots. He is able to work the camera behind the waves, below them or up atop them, sometimes onto the surfboard itself. Blue Crush may have some effectiveness as a sea spectacle but it is a superficial one. It's a flimsy story about flimsy people, frequently predictable. Offering a few laughs and few smiles, in an otherwise bland motion picture.

At Hawaii's North Shore, athletically attractive Kate Bosworth (as Anne Marie Chadwick) trains for the Pipeline, and hangs with bikini-clad pals Michelle Rodriguez (as Eden) and Sanoe Lake (as Lena). They also work as local hotel maids, where Ms. Bosworth hooks up with football hunk Matthew Davis (as Matt Tollman), after showing his messy teammate how to dispose of a condom. This causes some friction with the islanders. Boswell also worries about little sister Mika Boorem (as Penny) who is mixing it up with an older crowd. John Stockwell's "Blue Crush" combines the sports surfing and girl-watching, but the story lacks a good amount of imagination.**** Blue Crush (8/8/02) John Stockwell ~ Kate Bosworth, Matthew Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Mika Boorem

To me this was just a senseless 86 minutes of cinematography, and a total waste of time. I fail to understand why and how people manage to get funding for such projects, and how it comes that nobody notices how lame the production they are making really is. How can a Director (who obviously isn't incompetent, considering the good surfing scenes in the movie) not see that the story that he is filming is stupid, that it makes no sense, that the acting sucks, etc., and if he does notice, why doesn't he do anything about it? Why doesn't the Producer do anything about it? Why doesn't anyone do anything about it?The story is a cliché' (it is so 'interesting' I didn't even notice when the movie had ended...), the screenplay and dialogs are on the level of a 5-year old, and the acting... let's better not talk about the acting. If it wasn't for some decent cinematography, the scenery in Hawaii and the pretty girls, this film would not even have deserved 1 star...