The good news is that the performances in this film are great, especially from screen legend Eric Roberts. It was also fun to see American Idol alum Jason Castro in a film role. Unfortunately, the rest of the film falls flat. In one scene, the main character reacts to his widowed mother dating someone by running off and surfing in the dark in front of the guys who bullied him earlier in the film. Huh? In another scene, a Christian character retaliates against some kids who bullied his grandson by destroying their expensive surfboard. Whatever happened to, "Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: 'It is mine to avenge; I will repay,' says the Lord"? Even worse is the sound; this has the worst mixing I've ever heard in all my years of movie watching. The music often overpowers the dialogue, making even viewers with perfect hearing want to turn on the closed captioning, which is shoddy as well. While I expected a Christian movie that takes place on a beach to have some content issues--specifically with wardrobe--I wasn't expecting this mess. Fans of "inspirational" cinema can do much better; no matter how cheaply LifeWay sells this for, it isn't worth it.
Review by Jerry HowellBlockedParent2017-03-05T03:37:36Z
The good news is that the performances in this film are great, especially from screen legend Eric Roberts. It was also fun to see American Idol alum Jason Castro in a film role. Unfortunately, the rest of the film falls flat. In one scene, the main character reacts to his widowed mother dating someone by running off and surfing in the dark in front of the guys who bullied him earlier in the film. Huh? In another scene, a Christian character retaliates against some kids who bullied his grandson by destroying their expensive surfboard. Whatever happened to, "Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: 'It is mine to avenge; I will repay,' says the Lord"? Even worse is the sound; this has the worst mixing I've ever heard in all my years of movie watching. The music often overpowers the dialogue, making even viewers with perfect hearing want to turn on the closed captioning, which is shoddy as well. While I expected a Christian movie that takes place on a beach to have some content issues--specifically with wardrobe--I wasn't expecting this mess. Fans of "inspirational" cinema can do much better; no matter how cheaply LifeWay sells this for, it isn't worth it.