Oh man. There really is not much about surfing in this movie. It is mainly about a large dysfunctional family headed by a narcissistic tyrant nutjob. It's painful to watch.
Considering this, I still tried to keep an open mind about the quality of the film-making itself. Whatever the true subject matter, is this a good documentary, is it well-crafted, does it flow, is it a piece of art in itself? Sadly no. Too many fast edits, too much sub-par music filling almost every minute of the move. Too much stock/filler footage. It doesn't really flow, it doesn't feel authentic, it feels schizophrenic. The moments captured on film are not allowed to "breathe" and carry the movie. They rather just seem carelessly slapped together, not skillfully woven together into a coherent whole.
Too many cooks in the kitchen? Looking at the credits I count at least 11 (!!) producers, co-producers, associate producers and executive producers...
Considering this, I still tried to keep an open mind about the quality of the film-making itself. Whatever the true subject matter, is this a good documentary, is it well-crafted, does it flow, is it a piece of art in itself? Sadly no. Too many fast edits, too much sub-par music filling almost every minute of the move. Too much stock/filler footage. It doesn't really flow, it doesn't feel authentic, it feels schizophrenic. The moments captured on film are not allowed to "breathe" and carry the movie. They rather just seem carelessly slapped together, not skillfully woven together into a coherent whole.
Too many cooks in the kitchen? Looking at the credits I count at least 11 (!!) producers, co-producers, associate producers and executive producers...