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Billabong Odyssey
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50 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
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  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Peter Hartlaub
    75
    As exciting to watch as any Warren Miller ski film, Billabong Odyssey also has the sensibility of a good PBS documentary.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    70
    While Billabong Odyssey ultimately resembles an infomercial more than a coherent cinematic exercise, its spectacular images of well-toned athletes battling with the world's largest waves should find a receptive audience of those so inclined.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Dennis Harvey
    70
    Narrower focus may lend this less crossover appeal than "Step Into Liquid," which was practically a recruitment poster for the surfing lifestyle. But such a tight focus might also make Billabong a repeat must-see for more dedicated boarders and wannabes.
  4. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Scott Foundas
    60
    Made up largely of vivid aerial shots of those folks doing the things they do, the film is a less philosophical, introspective look at contemporary surfing than Dana Brown's recent "Step Into Liquid," and is pitched at a smaller, niche audience.
  5. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Dave Kehr
    50
    With its emphasis on global positioning devices, Jet Skis and computer-designed surfboards, Mr. Boston's film is very much concerned with the stuff and very little with the spirit of professional surfing as practiced today.
  6. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Angel Cohn
    40
    The slim story gets swamped by the stunning visuals.
  7. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Ed Halter
    40
    Pretty much everything here -- tow surfing, hydrofoil boards, token bit on women surfers -- already appeared in this summer's equally halfass "Step Into Liquid."
  8. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Megan Lehmann
    38
    Follows a narrative arc as choppy as a messy windswell, and the result is a dog's dinner of profiles, repetitive narration, safety tips and banal "insights" into the joys and dangers of cresting waves that sometimes reach 70 feet.
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