Only in the fantasy land of Hollyweird could an 18-year old white rich Californian girl, disillusioned with life in the rat race, turns up unexpectedly in South Africa and instantly befriend a group of travelling bohemian types who just live for the surf, man. Oh, she has her money stolen upon entry, but this is no obstacle to a down-to-earth socialite such as her! Soon, she's hitting those waves to reignite her mother's dying wish to see all the country, whilst falling in love with the local Nice Guy who fixes boards for a living, and rejecting the advances of the arrogant POS who traffics in stolen elephant ivory. BOO, HISS to him, I say!
As you can probably see, there isn't much to get your shackles in here, aside from some very healthy tanned 20-somethings who look great in their bathing suits hitting those gnarly waves and looking damn fine while doing it, too. You probably don't need to be a screenplay genius to figure out that our main character patches things up with her estranged father, gets her new bestie a spot on the all-girl surfing team and succeeds in her ambition of visiting every 'hidden' South African surf spot in existence. In fact, happy endings all round. Totally radical, man!
The only problem is, this is all very laboured, dull, unimaginative material to say the least. So if you want good vibes with barely a hint of actual quality, this may be the jam for you. Otherwise, it's like, a total wipeout, bros. Adios, amigos! 4/10.
As you can probably see, there isn't much to get your shackles in here, aside from some very healthy tanned 20-somethings who look great in their bathing suits hitting those gnarly waves and looking damn fine while doing it, too. You probably don't need to be a screenplay genius to figure out that our main character patches things up with her estranged father, gets her new bestie a spot on the all-girl surfing team and succeeds in her ambition of visiting every 'hidden' South African surf spot in existence. In fact, happy endings all round. Totally radical, man!
The only problem is, this is all very laboured, dull, unimaginative material to say the least. So if you want good vibes with barely a hint of actual quality, this may be the jam for you. Otherwise, it's like, a total wipeout, bros. Adios, amigos! 4/10.