The Story:
Nicole (Aimee Teegarden) is sent to spend the summer with her grandmother, Sue (Patricia Richardson). A few years earlier, Nicole was saved from drowning by her father, who died. She remains skittish of the ocean, but surfing is in her blood. As she learns about her grandfather (Lance Henriksen), she decides to take his old van and map of surfing locations and do a road trip. As she slowly regains her composure in the water, she discovers a startling secret that's been hidden from her family for decades.
This is one of those movies that you want to like...
And you probably should like...
But boy, sometimes, movies can make it hard for you to like them.
Now with this one, there is nothing inherently wrong with it...but it's a little slow...and dragging. 90 minutes feels like 3 hours by the time it's over. It's never good when a movie feels longer than it is. Movies should fly by, whether they are long or short.
Then you have the weird chemistry in the van with Nicole and the two guys they take on their road trip. Do they like her? Does she like them? Is there a love triangle? It seems to depend on the scene as the movie changes its mind every five minutes.
Then when they finally get to the end of the road trip, family secrets are revealed...and it's just too hokey to care at that point.
So no, while it wasn't terrible... I can't in all good conscience say give this one a spin.
I'd say watch Soul Surfer instead.
Final Grade: C
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: No to both, once was plenty.
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