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Chasing Mavericks
Legends start somewhere.
Legends start somewhere.
Drama - 2012
Chasing Mavericks
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Surfer Jay Moriarity sets out to ride the Northern California break known as Mavericks.
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Details

Runtime:
116 min
Release date:
25 Oct 2012
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$7,900,000
Awards:
N/A

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
Floating atop the explosive breakers, like an overabundance of phytoplankton, is a roiling colony of cliches that stops at nothing to dominate the screenplay.
– Casey Burchby,
Village Voice,
1 Nov 2012
rotten:
It's a perfect fortune cookie of a movie, full of bland life lessons for everybody; would that there were some drama or style in it somewhere along the way.
– Bilge Ebiri,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
29 Oct 2012
rotten:
For Hanson and Apted, this is a rather inconsequential effort.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
26 Oct 2012
rotten:
The heart-pounding surfing scenes are epic but the script can barely keep its head above the waves in the dramatized biopic Chasing Mavericks.
– Linda Barnard,
Toronto Star,
26 Oct 2012
rotten:
When every frayed plot device you've predicted makes its inevitable appearance, at least you'll have the majestic waves off the California coastline to comfort you.
– Michael Posner,
Globe and Mail,
26 Oct 2012
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