Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Sasha Jackson | ... | Dana | |
Elizabeth Mathis | ... | Pushy | |
Ben Milliken | ... | Tim | |
Sharni Vinson | ... | Tara | |
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Chris Fisher | ... | Grant |
Gideon Emery | ... | Joel | |
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Rosy Hodge | ... | Catherine |
Rodger Halston | ... | Cowboy | |
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Andrew Lange | ... | Tripper (as Andrew 'Roosta' Lange) |
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Shannon Spooner | ... | Little Dana |
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Katharina Damm | ... | Sugaree |
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Grant Baker | ... | Hemp (as Grant 'Twiggy' Baker) |
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Lloyd Edy | ... | Surf Jew |
Dylan Edy | ... | Gilligan | |
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Roxy Louw | ... | Acapulco Goldie |
Dana is 18, gorgeous and a killer surfer with a shelf full of trophies to prove it. When her father pressures her to buckle down and go to college, Dana flees her Beverly Hills home for the beaches of South Africa, the site of some of the world's most awesome surf and her late mother's home country. With her mom's journal in hand and a mismatched gang of surf fanatics watching her back, Dana embarks on an odyssey along the breathtaking southern coast of Africa to fulfill her mother's dream-one long, flawless journey down the barrel of the killer waves of J-Bay. Written by Anonymous
You've got a bunch of barely out of high school kids living the life out in Africa. A surfer movie, which still tries to put in a bit of crime solving, a bit of a road trip, a bit of a love triangle and a bit of family drama. The acting in many parts was pretty mediocre, only a few highlights in there. Especially one scene where the father argues with the daughter sounds so rehearsed it's just ends up feeling weird. Another one was the in a tryout for a sponsorship contract in which the commentators sounded so bored you wondered if they hadn't been given their dose of Red Bull. The only thing this movie is consistent about is the use of music in almost every scene.
There is no surprise in how the movie plays out, but on the other hand I guess it doesn't really try to be anything other than what it is: a feel good surfer movie. If you're into surfing you'll have loads of scenery to watch, and probably also get quite a bit of inspiration out of the waves. Others may just as well come up with something else to watch.