Step Into Liquid

Name: Step Into Liquid
Genre: Sport, Documentary
Released: August 8, 2003
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 72
Cast: Laird John Hamilton, Layne Beachley

2003

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Artisan Entertainment | Release Date: August 8, 2003 | PG

Starring: Laird John Hamilton, Layne Beachley

Summary: This documentary examines today's global surf culture.

Director: Dana Brown

Genre(s): Sport, Documentary

Rating: PG

Runtime: 88 min

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Scott Foundas

An awe-inspiring survey of global surf culture, with the power to crush the post-"Gidget" decades of Hollywood stereotyping of surfers and surfing. Read full review

Michael Sragow

The movie has dual strengths that silence most objections. Even more than "X-2" or "American Splendor," it is, in a good way, the most comic-booky movie of the year. It's also the human Winged Migration. Read full review

Scott Foundas

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. Read full review

Connie Ogle

Provides a few of the best thrills so far this summer. Read full review

J.R. Jones

In his narration Brown says that he wants to dispel the image of surfers as airheaded slackers, an ambition undercut by his own breathless and clumsy writing. But to his credit he collects some fascinating stories. Read full review

Jami Bernard

What has changed most dramatically over the years is the camera's ability to shoot as if it were stationed on the wall of those rolling pipelines. For some, this is the next best thing to being there. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

Surfing isn't inherently service to humanity; it's a sport whose grace and athleticism Brown captures thrillingly, and that should be enough. Read full review

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Jun 6, 2012

I Really Enjoyed This Movie! Really Cool!

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