Off the Lip
Hannover House | Release Date: May 7, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
30
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
2
Negative:
4
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50
Village VoiceAkiva Gottlieb
Succeeds at being laughably highfalutin. Read full review
50
VarietyScott Foundas
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. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyJon Strickland
What comes off as clever at first quickly wears out -- even the sudden cutaways to spectacular surf footage can't save this wipeout. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust
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. Read full review
30
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
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. Read full review
20
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
A complete wipeout. Read full review
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