Beautiful Wave

This is a beautiful, peaceful movie which speaks to the heart. I'm surprised it has gone unnoticed and the ratings do it absolutely no justice. Beautiful scenery, great soundtrack, and a simple yet engaging story about a cute, quiet girl from New York who learns to see life from a new perspective as she uncovers her families past.

Story: A young girl Nikki who never leaves her room, constantly reading books and shutting herself off from the outside world, is sent to her Grandmother for the summer, who owns a surf shop in California. As she discovers more about the families past, and embarks on a road trip to Mexico, things start to change.

The character development seems to move too fast at the start, but everything falls perfectly into place as the movie continues.

Warning: not a typical movie about blonde babes and surfing.

Nice storyline, one my grandchildren can watch! Good veteran actors and young ones did well too. Wonderful photography! I enjoyed it very much! I liked the bit of mystery and a bit of a look back to the sixties. Thank you for showing Hallmark movies Now!

This movie had a very dramatic storyline. There IS surfing and a awesome indie rock soundtrack, but it also a story on a teen's search of her place in life after her father died saving her. Nicole (Aimee Teegarden) goes through a soul-searching trip(after finding her grandpa's 1960's van) along with a co-worker of her Grandma's (Patricia Richardson)surf shop, and 2 guys whom (at times)did not seem to go along too well. A must-watch movie if you are in great family dramas, or the environment (seaturtles clearly are apart of the movie.) And in the end of this flick,you'll feel better about life and the environment.

Saw this on Sky Premiere when it was on. It was a rainy Sunday afternoon and I have to say I quite enjoyed it. The film is slow going to start with and there's no way around that - too many montages and too little dialogue, not enough pace - but, there's enough there to keep you in and by the end of the film there's a sweet emotional pay off. Nicely shot, good soundtrack of bands and a gentle almost old fashioned score. The film just sort of rolls over you.

I noticed that a lot of the negative reviews have come from guys which just goes to show that it's a chick flick! Cute boys and a teenage girl (who doesn't get even remotely naked - sorry) on a journey of self discovery... Yep - a film for girls. And, actually, I'm not even certain that this is a film for teenage girls as there's something very nostalgic about the ending of the movie. It's a movie for women... Could double with The Private Lives of Pippa Lee or How To Make An American Quilt... The cast are all watchable and Lance Henriksen is fabulous as Jimmy. One for a rainy Sunday afternoon definitely!

This is a movie with a slow build - made for teenagers without any gratuitous violence or sex - unusual for that alone. But, add in the fantastic soundtrack and setting and this becomes an indie gem. The audience is assumed to be intelligent, not needing to have every little bit of plot nuance or character trait spelt out to them and as a result, the characters evolve gradually and by the end of the movie we are left feeling just a little bit more positive about human nature and wishing that we could embark on a trip in a beaten up camper ourselves. The universal themes of love, attraction, loss and acceptance are intertwined with the more specific environmental issues, but you never feel preached at - just very chilled out. It would be good to see more movies made at this pace - more art-house than blockbuster but none the worse for that.