Chasing Mavericks (2012)

Good movie, alot like Karate Kid. Love Elisabeth Shue n ALL her movies :D. This movie is way better than ALL Karate Kid movies but the 1st one.

It's a real life story of a teenage boy chasing his dream. That dream is about riding the biggest wave known as Mavericks. The story itself has great depth with exploration of emotions and how to deal with them starting from love, fear and loss....all of them are portrayed simple but deep enough to get the attention of the viewers. Surfing itself is represented really good, from training, psyche and joy perspective...all pieces fit together really nice making it a good Family-Drama movie to watch at any time.

Chasing Mavericks was one of the most inspirational movies I've seen on a late week night when I should have been sleeping. It's a moving true story about a boy that goes against all odds and makes his dreams come true. Through-out the movie you follow a boy who has a rough life, no father figure, and a mother who doesn't have everything under control. He befriends his neighbor that he looks up to an incredible amount. This movie shows that people really are placed on this earth for something. It made me cry tears of joy and tears of pain. It made me think hours after the movie was over. It made me think about my life and what I was put here to do. Great ending song that I ended up putting on my ipod. I loved the movie, and I advise you to watch it!

Review: I totally haven't got a clue about surfing, so I thought that this movie was going to be uninteresting, but I actually enjoyed it. It's quite a heart warming story, which happens to be true, with a great performance from Gerard Butler, who made the film watchable. The individual characters were a good mixture, which brought entertainment to the movie, and the journeys that they all go through kept it interesting. It does get a bit corny near the end, but when you see the real footage of Jay, it does give purpose to the movie. Watchable!Round-Up: For a Gerard Butler movie, I was surprised that this didn't get a major release! I do think that its one of his best films, and the storyline was well put together by the director. If your not a surfing fan, there are other elements to the movie that are worth watching because you do end up getting caught up in the emotional side of Jay and Frosty's story. It's a shame that it flopped at the box office because you can tell that the actors went out of there way to bring Jay's story to the big screen.Budget: $20million Worldwide Gross: $6millionI recommend this movie to people who are I to there wind surfing dramas. 6/10