Drift

Name: Drift
Genre: Drama, Sport
Released: August 2, 2013
Rating: 35
Cast: Aaron Glenane, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Myles Pollard, Robyn Malcolm, Sam Worthington

2013

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Wrekin Hill Entertainment | Release Date: August 2, 2013 | R

Starring: Aaron Glenane, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Myles Pollard, Robyn Malcolm, Sam Worthington, Steve Bastoni, Xavier Samuel

Summary: In 1970s Australia, the Kelly brothers battle killer waves, conservative society and criminals to kick-start the modern surf industry.

Director: Ben Nott and Morgan O'Neill

Genre(s): Drama, Sport

Rating: R

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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Roger Moore

Jul 24, 2013

Drift is utterly conventional in so many ways. But the relatively unknown cast, the rough hewn setting and startling cinematography — footage that rivals many a surf documentary’s best shots — give it a boost. Read full review

Walter Addiego

Aug 1, 2013

The direction, by Ben Nott and Morgan O'Neill, is average, except for the surfing sequences, which are easily as striking as what we see in documentaries about the sport. Another positive is the soundtrack, with amusing high-energy rock tunes of the era. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

Aug 2, 2013

I’m a sucker for films with great surfing footage, let alone wacky ’70s hairstyles. But this overlong, cliché-infested Aussie period drama tested my patience. Read full review

Megan Lehmann

May 6, 2013

Drift paddles aimlessly between plotlines, only finding its groove out beyond the break. Read full review

Robert Abele

Jul 31, 2013

When Drift sticks to the likable, gently humorous contours of occasionally fractious brotherly love, broken up by thrillingly shot surfing footage, it has plenty of charm, period flavor and breezy visual breadth... Where the movie routinely disappoints, though, is in pursuit of a perfect storm of conflict story lines. Read full review

Scott Foundas

Jul 31, 2013

Manages to get a fair bit right about early 1970s surf culture when it isn’t trafficking in the hoariest of David-vs.-Goliath cliches. Read full review

Tomas Hachard

Jul 26, 2013

The obstacles that the Kelly brothers encounter are as uninspired as the film's treacly lessons about brotherhood and staying true to one's principles. Read full review

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