Chasing Mavericks
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: October 26, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
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5
Mixed:
18
Negative:
4
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33
The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsOct 24, 2012
It doesn't help that the characters have so little to them. Weston plays Moriarty as such an unfailingly good, temptation-free kid that he only needs a halo floating above his pre-Raphaelite curls to complete the picture. Read full review
25
The PlaylistDrew TaylorOct 27, 2012
It's hard to tell who is to blame for the movie's abrasive anonymousness – Curtis or Apted – but it hardly matters. In either directors' hands, Chasing Mavericks would have been a wipe-out. It's totally bogus. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineChris CabinOct 25, 2012
The filmmakers' kinship to Moriarity is obvious, and it makes for a tone of unflinching hope and optimism, though it leaves little room for grit or nuance. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanOct 25, 2012
As it turns out, the only truly interesting element about this clichéd surfer flick is that it was made by celebrated directors Michael Apted and Curtis Hanson. Read full review
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