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Bailey-On
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The Ride (2003)
Special attention to historical accuracy & Hawaiian culture
18 March 2004 - 2 out of 2 users found this review helpful.
I saw this film at the San Francisco Premiere about a week ago. The film centers on an arrogant young (fictional) professional surfer, David Monroe and the father of modern surfing Duke Paoa Kahanamoku. David is into all the trappings of being a famous surfer. He is in need of an attitude adjustment and finds in a most unlikely way. Disoriented in the ocean waves, nearly drowned, he suddenly finds himself in turn-of-the-century Waikiki, next to the legendary Kahanamoku. This is all I will write about the plot.
As Hawaiian I just loved the way that director Nathan Kurosawa paid special attention to historical accuracy and Hawaiian culture.
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