Off the Lip
Metascore
30 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 4 out of 6
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  1. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Akiva Gottlieb
    50
    Succeeds at being laughably highfalutin.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Scott Foundas
    50
    Rich in its love of surfing but curiously short on such footage, well-meaning directorial debut by producer Robert Mickelson is boosted by winning performances, but ultimately about as memorable as a day of 3-4 foot swells.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    30
    This amateurish picture was built around surfing footage that Mikelson shot for a Compaq computer ad and developed with an eye for accommodating a series of lush tropical locations: It's no wonder the plot and characters feel like afterthoughts.
  4. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Jon Strickland
    30
    What comes off as clever at first quickly wears out -- even the sudden cutaways to spectacular surf footage can't save this wipeout.
  5. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Crust
    30
    There's some technical dexterity in melding the various formats and capturing some impressive surf footage, but the shaggy dog nature of the story proves exhausting.
  6. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    20
    A complete wipeout.

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