Beautiful Wave

May. 08,2012      PG-13
Rating:
5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

In Santa Cruz for the summer, a young woman discovers the sport of surfing -- and a family secret as well.

Lance Henriksen as  Jimmy
Aimee Teegarden as  Nicole
Helen Slater as  Jane

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Reviews

TrueJoshNight
2012/05/08

Truly Dreadful Film

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Tymon Sutton
2012/05/09

The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

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Rosie Searle
2012/05/10

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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Raymond Sierra
2012/05/11

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

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