Blue Juice (1995)

Please don't spend money on this.

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

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Blistering performances.

When should we grow up? In this movie some guys struggle with where they're going in life. Some haven't grown up and others may have grown up too fast. The passion these guys have for surfing and their immaturity is funny and entertaining. There's also an older wise wizard like person named 'Shape' who says some funny stuff and seems consumed by wisdom and a higher power. Some of his lines are my favorite. My friend bought the DVD from Walgreens one night; he told me he'd seen it there before and noticed something about the DVD cover. He explained how someone had made a DVD cover where they put Ewen McGregor's character next to the character Catherine Zeta-Jones plays. What's Funny is that Ewen Mcgregor didn't have short hair in the film like they portray him on the 'current' DVD cover. Ewen also didn't wear that tight black surf suit you see him wearing on the DVD cover; It was worn by the films main character 'J.C.;' This is probably because Ewen McGregor has become a more well-known actor than Sean Pertwee(JC)since Blue Juice was conceived.

This film is not a great film. On some accounts, it's not even a good film, but it has a silliness to it that is kind of endearing. It's a grade more serious and better than Beach Blanket Bingo, but throughout it I was hoping they'd break into song or do the swim or have Frankie Avalon or Annette Funicello appear. It's a film I'd recommend for a party. It's not too "smart" but it's not too "stupid" and you could walk out of the room for a moment and still know what's going on. The film's story deals with J.C. who's having a heck of a time with facing the fact that he's thirty. His girlfriend Chloe is trying to tell him that you can be fun and carefree, but still be mature and responsible, but this message is somehow not hitting J.C. over the head. Trouble starts brewing more when J.C.'s best friend, Dean, comes into town. Dean needs to have J.C. surf a gigantic wave to make an interesting news story so he can get some money because Dean has had some financial and drug troubles. Then J.C. is faced with the problem of choosing between his friend or his girlfriend. I'd recommend it to someone who wants to watch a fun, silly movie.

This is a good coming of age (30) movie. I believe it shows well the stress that a lot of males feel when they hit their thirties. Everything form the longing for the past to feeling time fleeting. I could definitely relate.

Being a surfer means you're always looking for movies, books and magazines about your chosen passion. However, something always ruins movies about surfing. This movie, while wonderfully acted and filmed on the gorgeous coast of Great Britain, falls prey to several surf film cliches. For instance, we have the protagonist who's reaching 30 and must either turn his back on his surfing lifestyle or lose his beautiful girlfriend. Also, there are his band of goofball friends (plot furtherers) who show up and help the main character realize his destiny. Finally, there's the inevitable cheeseball ending where the hero has to ride the giant wave and save the life of his friend. Trouble with this segment in "Blue Juice" is that the waves that are supposed to be so threatening aren't even that big. Unfortunately, the movie is trying to be too many things. All performances are above par, however. One bit of annoying marketing, though: Ewan MacGregor appears on the box, but isn't the main character. "Blue Juice" peters out like a North Carolina day of summer surf.