Chasing Mavericks (Of Men and Mavericks) (2012)

An average movie

“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was directed by Curtis Hanson and Michael Apted, I thought I might as well check it out. For Curtis Hanson, this movie was a rather sad way to end an otherwise solid career. Indeed, Hanson actually didn’t manage to finish this movie for health reasons (Michael Apted had to take over and finish the damned thing) and the guy eventually even passed away a few years later. To make things worse, this final directing effort turned out to be a flop at the box-office. Well, I always had a weak spot for movies dealing with surfing and this one was probably one of the most convincing one I have seen. Indeed, it went fairly deep into explaining what you would need to learn to become really good at this sport. Indeed, y” read more