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The story is a slice of life about beached surfers who are waiting not for the perfect wave, but for any wave at all. J.C. (Sean Pertwee) is an aging super surfer who is flirting with a commitment with his girlfriend Chloe (Catherine Zeta Jones). Just as he is about to find grown up bliss with the woman he loves, three old surfing friends turn up and convince him to hit the beach looking for monster waves at the Bone Yard. The trouble is, there are no waves until the very end of the film, so most of the story dissipates itself on a meandering succession of disconnected beach happenings.
The acting is mostly mediocre. Sean Pertwee has a few comical moments, but his acting was generally mundane. Ewan McGregor was decent as the drug dealing wild man, by far the most interesting and peculiar character of the bunch. Probably the funniest performance was turned in by Peter Gunn as Terry who turned his corpulent body into a continual sight gag. Catherine Zeta-Jones was sexy as usual, but her character didn't really have enough meat for her to show much acting ability.
There is really not much here on which to comment. I rated it a 3/10. It's a real beach bummer.
(1) It stars Catherine Zeta-Jones
(2) It was under [money]
Unfortunately, I regretted my decision to purchase it. The plot centers around an over-the-hill past-his-prime surfer (Sean Pertwee - NOT the fellow on the cover) who feels it incumbent that he surf a dangerous coral & rock infested area known as "the boneyard." Why? you ask. Well, so he can land a good-for-nothing friend of his a job @ a 2nd-rate newspaper. Contrived, you say? Yep, you're right! Of course, being that this is a surf film, they elevate the task to the stature of Hektor travelling outside the gates to protect his beloved city of Troy.
The only other surf movie I recall seeing is POINT BREAK. Two factors make BLUE JUICE a better movie than POINT BREAK:
(1) POINT BREAK included Keanu Reeves in its cast, BLUE JUICE did not.
(2) BLUE JUICE included Catherine Zeta-Jones in its cast. POINT BREAK did not.
Furthermore, there are only 2 factors that entice one to watch BLUE JUICE @ all:
(1) Catherine Zeta-Jones looks terrific in a bikini.
(2) Catherine Zeta-Jones looks terrific in lingerie.
Other than that, this film is a wash. There is one scene in which one of the main characters is getting pummeled by 3-4 guys. Ostensibly, we're supposed to have sympathy for him. Actually, the fellow was so obnoxious that I was rooting for the lads who were belting him.
Even Cahterine Zeta-Jones fans will have a hard time stomaching this DVD. In truth, she is only in about 15% of the story. The rest of the film details 4 guys meandering around the English countryside doing asinine things. Likewise, fans of surf movies probably won't get too much out of this film, either. There's only about maybe 7 minutes of surfing in the entire disc, and none of IT is particularly exciting.
The acting is not too bad. It's light hearted.
Most age groups can relate to it. Read more
Good film, fun to watch especially with mates.
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Great to watch with friends, picking up qotes/lines such as...
"It's not a turd Terry! Read more
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