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Blue Crush

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Nothing gets between Anne Marie (Kate Bosworth) and her board. Living in a beach shack with three roommates including her rebellious younger sister, she is up before dawn every morning to conquer the waves and count the days until the Rip Masters surf competition. Anne Marie finds all she needs in the adrenaline-charged surf scene ... until pro quarterback Matt Tollman (Matthew Davis) comes along. Like it or not, Anne Marie starts losing her balance - and finding it - as she falls for Matt.
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The surfing sequences are exhilarating, but the plot is pretty forgettable and trite.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Tough yet tender surfer heroine story. Rated: 3/5 Dec 22, 2010 Full Review Alexander Walker London Evening Standard Surfing is extreme sport, but only so-so cinema. When you've seen one wave, you've seen them all: so it soon looks. All the babes who do the surfing in John Stockwell's youth-cult romance also come off an assembly line of blonde bimbos. Apr 5, 2003 Full Review Wesley Morris Boston Globe The movie isn't nearly dumb enough to be much beach fun. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 22, 2002 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy The cinematography is spectacular -- viewers are placed on top of, in the middle of, and under the waves -- but the story is a narrative wipeout almost from the start. Rated: 2/4 Nov 8, 2023 Full Review Emma Clark-Dow The Post NZ If you’re into surfing, gorgeous landscapes and need some low-brow mush to watch on a cosy weekend, Blue Crush fits the bill perfectly. Sep 26, 2022 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse Story wise Blue Crush falls flat when it is on land, but the surfing scenes are spectacular. Rated: 3/5 Jan 31, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Kyle E It's a good surfing movie with a cute love story in it Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/11/25 Full Review Ed R The surfing sequences are exhilarating, but the plot is pretty forgettable and trite. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/23/25 Full Review Jane L I loved this movie, seen it more than once. Critics have condemned the scant plot but the movie says a lot with "show not tell" about poor surfer girls struggling to survive as maids in a flash (very) hotel. They are surrogate mothers to the star's kid sister and living in a very rustic abode. Girl power is awesome as are the very scary Hawaiian waves. Romance or the pipe - why pick only one though the girls will still struggle and the bloke will not. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/29/23 Full Review Kaia W I liked it! As a surfer myself it was fun to watch and I would recommend to anybody else who likes surfing Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/17/23 Full Review Steve D There is just not enough to it. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/25/23 Full Review Lanfranco C Surf and love in the Hawaii Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Nothing gets between Anne Marie (Kate Bosworth) and her board. Living in a beach shack with three roommates including her rebellious younger sister, she is up before dawn every morning to conquer the waves and count the days until the Rip Masters surf competition. Anne Marie finds all she needs in the adrenaline-charged surf scene ... until pro quarterback Matt Tollman (Matthew Davis) comes along. Like it or not, Anne Marie starts losing her balance - and finding it - as she falls for Matt.
Director
John Stockwell
Producer
Brian Grazer, Karen Kehela Sherwood
Screenwriter
Lizzy Weiss, Lizzy Weiss, John Stockwell
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Imagine Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Fight|Sexual Content|Teen Partying)
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 16, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 8, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$40.1M
Runtime
1h 44m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby EX, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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