Morning Light

Name: Morning Light
Genre: Sport, Documentary
Released: October 17, 2008
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 51
Cast: Chris Branning, Chris Schubert, Kate Theisen

2008

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Walt Disney Pictures | Release Date: October 17, 2008 | PG

Starring: Chris Branning, Chris Schubert, Kate Theisen

Summary: Fifteen young sailors... six months of intense training... one chance at the brass ring. This exciting True-Life documentary tells the inspiring story of a group of intrepid and determined young men and women, on the cusp of adulthood, as they embark on life’s first great adventure. Racing a high-performance 52-foot sloop in the TRANSPAC,Fifteen young sailors... six months of intense training... one chance at the brass ring. This exciting True-Life documentary tells the inspiring story of a group of intrepid and determined young men and women, on the cusp of adulthood, as they embark on life’s first great adventure. Racing a high-performance 52-foot sloop in the TRANSPAC, the most revered of open-ocean sailing competitions, the crew of Morning Light matches wits and skills in a dramatic 2300 mile showdown against top professionals. From their earliest training sessions in Hawaii conducted by world-class teachers through their test of endurance on the high seas, they form an unbreakable bond in the process of becoming a singular team that is greater than the sum of its parts. (Walt Disney Pictures)… Expand

Director: Mark Monroe

Genre(s): Sport, Documentary

Rating: PG

Runtime: 97 min

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William Arnold

Vividly captures the joy of sailing. Read full review

Claudia Puig

The documentary is enjoyable, though it could have been edited more tightly. The ending, in which three of the contest participants write and perform a catchy pop song, is buoyantly fun. Read full review

Steven Rea

An OK sports doc that owes as much to reality TV competitions as it does to the genre of nautical cinema. Read full review

M. E. Russell

At one point during the big race, the kids get passed at close range by a team of pros so seasoned, they wrote the navigation software the kids use. I was begging the camera crew to follow them. Read full review

Peter Debruge

The film feels more like the ultimate scrapbook for the participants than the vicarious thrill the pair no doubt imagined for audiences. Read full review

Tim Grierson

Two unnerving phenomena--the popularity of reality-TV competitions and the Walt Disney Company's ability to churn out entertainment starring the most squeaky-clean humans on earth--come together in Morning Light, a nightmarishly upbeat documentary. Read full review

Robert Abele

If the makers were hoping they'd chronicled a metaphor for life's struggle, they probably weren't counting on the struggle being monotony. Read full review

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