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- 2003
- PG
- Artisan Entertainment
- 1 h 27 m
- 2003
- PG
- Artisan Entertainment
- 1 h 27 m
Summary This documentary examines today's global surf culture.
Directed By: Dana Brown
Written By: Dana Brown
- 2003
- PG
- Artisan Entertainment
- 1 h 27 m
- 2003
- PG
- Artisan Entertainment
- 1 h 27 m
Step Into Liquid
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3.4
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Summary This documentary examines today's global surf culture.
Directed By: Dana Brown
Written By: Dana Brown
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 27 Critic Reviews
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81% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 27 Critic Reviews
72
81% Positive
22 Reviews
22 Reviews
19% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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An awe-inspiring survey of global surf culture, with the power to crush the post-"Gidget" decades of Hollywood stereotyping of surfers and surfing.
Even from the safety of a movie seat, you can just about feel the stinging hardness of the surf. Blue crush? This is more like white smash.
The movie's tag line, which promises (among other things) “No stereotypes,” is one of those rare cases of truth in advertising. That Brown also happens to have captured some genuinely awesome surf footage -- often the only raison d’être for such films -- feels like a bonus.
Provides a few of the best thrills so far this summer.
If the cinematography lacks the up-close-and-personal drama of "Blue Crush," it's still adequate to the occasion -- after all, like any star worth her salt, the ocean has yet to meet a camera she doesn't like.
The astonishing visual poetry of Step Into Liquid's best surfing footage nearly compensates for the mindless boosterism of Brown's constant narration and the often comically banal observations of the film's largely homogeneous master surfers.
There are some novelties, like views of people surfing down sand dunes, but there's also far too much self-congratulation by surfers. Don't step into this not-so-new wave unless you're a die-hard surfing buff.
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Generally Unfavorable
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Production Company
New Visual Entertainment,
Top Secret Productions
Release Date Aug 8, 2003
Duration 1 h 27 m
Rating PG
Genres
Tagline No stuntmen. No stereotypes. No other feeling comes close.
Website
http://www.stepintoliquid.com/
Awards
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination
Tribeca Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
