A teenage surfer girl summons the courage to go back into the ocean after losing an arm in a shark attack.
An amazing true story for sure, but this earnest dramatisation is so wholesome, it feels like being stuck in a never-ending Activia advert.
Starts off blandly and gets blander.
An overly-earnest script and lots of sermonising about faith rather undo the good works.
Robb’s character gains some token perspective doing post-tsunami aid work in Thailand, but that’s, like, so depressing, so it’s soon back to the monster waves and mechanically-plotted triumph over adversity.
The film that follows is thin and frothy, though watch out for that final sentimental upsurge. It could drag and lift you against your will.
Wholesome true tale.
Unfashionable but inspirational.
With a tale this strong, what could go wrong? Pretty much everything, as it turns out, with the story buffeted into oblivion by a tidal wave of syrup.
A feeble drama.
Sitting somewhere between Cheddar and Jalapeno Jack on the cheesy scale, this is about as bland as a movie about a good Christian girl being savaged by a shark could possibly be.
Well-meaning, handsomely staged.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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