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'Blue Crush', directed by John Stockwell, is quite possibly the first ever surf flick about female surfers and is sure to turn generations of young women to this male-dominated sport.

Apart from the fact that this film, set on Hawaii's North Shore, is awash with images of pretty young things in bikinis, and that it has a (somewhat schmaltzy) storyline with little appeal beyond a teenage girl audience, critics have widely agreed that this is a most enjoyable film — great summer break stuff.

Then, of course, there's some astounding surfing action, along with stunning photography of the sport and the magnificent scenery by David Hennings. You'd be forgiven for wanting to see 'Blue Crush' just for those waves!

For those who care about what kind of story they can expect, here goes...

Anne Marie (Kate Bosworth) is a determined surfer who's up with the sun every morning to charge the Pipeline's deadly waves. She shares a beachside shack with her best friends Eden (Michelle Rodriguez) and Lena (Sanoe Lake), and younger sister Penny (Mika Boorem), all of whom work as maids at a luxury resort hotel (they live for surfing, you see).

Days before a major surfing contest, Anne Marie loses here focus — and her job. Although she does meet a hunky football player, Matt Tollman (Matthew Davis), who checks in to the hotel.

Naturally, she falls for him, which sets off a fair amount of girly soul-searching. What's more important for Ann Marie — following her heart or fulfilling her dreams?

Don't expect Oscar material with 'Blue Crush' when it comes to screenplay or acting, although you are, however, guaranteed to be spellbound by the action the cameras have captured.

For more about the film, see the official website: http://www.blue-crush.com/

What the international critics are saying:

"Looking at the posters for Blue Crush, which show Bosworth, Rodriguez and Lake posing with bikinis and surfboards, I expected another mindless surfing movie. Blue Crush is anything but."
- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

"It’s the brilliant surfing photography bringing you right inside the massive waves that lifts Blue Crush into one of the summer’s most pleasurable movies."
- Victoria Alexander, FILMSINREVIEW.COM

"...has a bit more going for it than just bikini babes and bitchin' waves. But the plot is ankle deep at best."
- Rob Blackwelder, SPLICEDWIRE

"Unlike most surf movies, Blue Crush thrillingly uses modern technology to take the viewer inside the wave. By the end you can't help but feel 'stoked.'"
- Jonathan Foreman, NEW YORK POST

"There's absolutely no reason why Blue Crush, a late-summer surfer girl entry, should be as entertaining as it is"
- Jason Clark, MATINEE MAGAZINE