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Chasing Mavericks (2012)

October. 26,2012
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Surfer Jay Moriarity sets out to ride the Northern California break known as Mavericks.

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TinsHeadline
2012/10/26

Touches You

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Stometer
2012/10/27

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

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Odelecol
2012/10/28

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

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Roxie
2012/10/29

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

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adonis98-743-186503
2012/10/30

When young Jay Moriarity discovers that the mythic Mavericks surf break, one of the biggest waves on Earth, exists just miles from his Santa Cruz home, he enlists the help of local legend Frosty Hesson to train him to survive it. Chasing Mavericks is what i like to call "truly inspiring" cause it really is and both leading men Jonny Weston and Gerard Butler have a great chemistry together and it really feels realistic but it's also touching and threw the heart many times. Jay's relationship with his girlfriend, his mother and his coach all come full circle in the end when he gets to face the big wave and it's just terrific not just as a film but as a story as well it's real and it's not fiction plus it's amazing how sometimes fate can turn on you. Chasing Mavericks is a movie that every movie lover and surfer love should check out and you will definitely enjoy it. (10/10)

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delwiggins
2012/10/31

Chasing Mavericks was one of the most inspirational movies I've seen on a late week night when I should have been sleeping. It's a moving true story about a boy that goes against all odds and makes his dreams come true. Through-out the movie you follow a boy who has a rough life, no father figure, and a mother who doesn't have everything under control. He befriends his neighbor that he looks up to an incredible amount. This movie shows that people really are placed on this earth for something. It made me cry tears of joy and tears of pain. It made me think hours after the movie was over. It made me think about my life and what I was put here to do. Great ending song that I ended up putting on my ipod. I loved the movie, and I advise you to watch it!

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M. Maclean
2012/11/01

We came from the sea? That piece of lunacy starts the movie and it goes down from there. Celebrating the life of someone who was reckless, foolish, selfish, careless, and thoughtless. He went free diving by himself in a strange place. Did I mention foolish? If anything this is an example of how not to live. Just look at all the young men his age that die when they crash their cars racing, speeding, etc. They wrap them around posts, trees, etc. We don't produce movies glorifying the men who kill themselves doing the same reckless things. And we shouldn't have done this movie either.This shows how tragic it is when men abandon their wives. What it does to their family. It is no wonder we have so many tragic deaths of young men, when we glorify people who kill themselves being foolish.

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Scarecrow-88
2012/11/02

Critically and commercially unsuccessful document on a sweet, hard-working, mature 16-year old kid, Jay (Jonny Weston), saving up his pizza-shop money--unless his rather shifty, struggling single mom (Elizabeth Shue) needs to borrow some--who learns to ride the massive waves of the mythic "Mavericks" from a surfing lifer, Frosty Hesson (Gerard Butler, very good here). Jay dedicates himself to learning to surf difficult waves that can pound and drown you if you are unable to hold your breath and power through it all while under water. Frosty is reasonable but demanding, with Jay up to the task. This is really about determination and sheer guts, but, most of all, it is about the love of surfing and leaving your mark in this life. Because Jay is such a class act (as is Frosty, coming from a tough childhood without parental guidance and love due to their departure/absence from his life at an early age), and doesn't just surrender under the pressure (in fact, he perseveres), he achieves exactly what he sets out to do. Holding his breath, navigating the tides, and writing a thesis about the learning process of the surf, Jay makes strides but the challenges provide obstacles he will have to overcome. Jay is smitten with a hot, radiant blonde teen named Kim (Leven Rambin), popular in school while he just isn't. Eventually the two, friends since kids, will acknowledge their love for one another. Jay also has a drug-dealing pal named Blond (Devin Crittenden), the buddy responsible for teaching him how to surf (the two skateboard empty pools, too). Jay bonds with Frosty and Frosty's lovely family, including the missus, Brenda (Abigail Spencer). The story, based on real events, is all about the love and lifestyle built around surfing, stretching the limits and achieving your dreams. When Frosty suffers a devastating loss, Jay is his pillar of strength, paddling out to find the grieving mentor under an alcoholic duress. There are some smart-aleck verbal bullies always heckling Jay but cannot hold a candle to the kid when surfing the waves. The approach to the story is straight-forward and acted competently. Jay accomplished a lot in his mere 22 years on this earth (his life was cut short by a tragedy "free diving"), and those who knew him (for the most part; even the bullies and those in school that ignored him, eventually come to admire and respect him) were grateful to have been a part of that short life. Butler took a break from the usual brash, loud, boisterous, cocky, and galvanizing parts for this thoughtful, wise, reserved, and caring role as a father figure for a teenager who desperately needed one. Spencer, fashioned in hippie garb, with a soft voice and delicate approach to confronting/addressing issues (mostly regarding Jay) to her husband, is so captivatingly beautiful. Shue, who comes and goes in the film, mostly presented as irresponsible and unrefined, has a nice moment at the end when it is Jay's birthday, bestowing a gift to her son, while also paying him back borrowed money (thanks to a promotion; she also improves her life by taking responsibility for her actions) Weston has a cherubic quality to him, and his handling of people (even when bullies antagonize him) says a great deal about his character. Surfing, as you'd expect, is treated as an almost spiritual event, the ride of the waves the climax of the quest resulting from passionate labor and intense training.

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