Beautiful Wave

Nice storyline, one my grandchildren can watch! Good veteran actors and young ones did well too. Wonderful photography! I enjoyed it very much! I liked the bit of mystery and a bit of a look back to the sixties. Thank you for showing Hallmark movies Now!

(2011) Beautiful Wave DRAMA/ ADVENTURE

What can I say, I'm a sucker for 'road trip surfing' movies which this set up can be similar to "Blue Crush 2", another movie not liked by the masses, but I still kind of liked it because of it's 'uniqueness' despite secondary acting. Directed by David Mueller who also provided the story along with Lynn Salt, stars Aimee Teegarden as Nicole asked to move in with her mother's estranged grandmother who happens to own a store, selling surfing boards. Although Nicole is a great swimmer, she still has a fear of the ocean water, which is why she reads a lot during her spare time, but she somehow inherits this old van anyway, for it may be a sign that she yearns for adventure. Now, I just want to say that the first 30 minutes of this is a little blatant, perhaps somewhat convoluted and that the chemistry don't seem 'relatable' until they (2 guys and 2 girls to be exact) go on a road trip to search for a particular beach where Nicole's grandfather used to surf, which is supposed to be on some undisclosed location somewhere in Mexico. She decides to go there, after discovering a drawn out map, secretly located in the van. And until they go on that road trip, the relatable chemistry I'm referring about are the harmless verbal squabbles, which 'we' as people often do not see in many 'road trip' movies, because we had all done it, such as which direction to drive or whose paying for what, and on what conditions. Pointing out that if someone is tagging along with someone else, that rules would have been made which is no different with any house you live in. It's all very relative and expected, that without those familiar squabbles, would make those other road trip movies very boring. And finally, I hate drama movies where it always have to end in a big hug. Here is a movie which would not stoop to that kind of level, since a persons actions should be judged for what they do in the future and in most cases, a hug doesn't solve anything. My rating might've been higher had the 30 minute set up be much tighter.

Saw this on Sky Premiere when it was on. It was a rainy Sunday afternoon and I have to say I quite enjoyed it. The film is slow going to start with and there's no way around that - too many montages and too little dialogue, not enough pace - but, there's enough there to keep you in and by the end of the film there's a sweet emotional pay off. Nicely shot, good soundtrack of bands and a gentle almost old fashioned score. The film just sort of rolls over you.

I noticed that a lot of the negative reviews have come from guys which just goes to show that it's a chick flick! Cute boys and a teenage girl (who doesn't get even remotely naked - sorry) on a journey of self discovery... Yep - a film for girls. And, actually, I'm not even certain that this is a film for teenage girls as there's something very nostalgic about the ending of the movie. It's a movie for women... Could double with The Private Lives of Pippa Lee or How To Make An American Quilt... The cast are all watchable and Lance Henriksen is fabulous as Jimmy. One for a rainy Sunday afternoon definitely!

This is a beautiful, peaceful movie which speaks to the heart. I'm surprised it has gone unnoticed and the ratings do it absolutely no justice. Beautiful scenery, great soundtrack, and a simple yet engaging story about a cute, quiet girl from New York who learns to see life from a new perspective as she uncovers her families past.

Story: A young girl Nikki who never leaves her room, constantly reading books and shutting herself off from the outside world, is sent to her Grandmother for the summer, who owns a surf shop in California. As she discovers more about the families past, and embarks on a road trip to Mexico, things start to change.

The character development seems to move too fast at the start, but everything falls perfectly into place as the movie continues.

Warning: not a typical movie about blonde babes and surfing.

Too slow-paced for me. And it's like the movie couldn't decide if it was about this girl coming out of her shell and overcoming her dad's drowning, or about these teenagers surviving a perilous road trip. And I don't get why they would put up with this drug-using, irresponsible jerk.